Species profile
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Quick answer
1 ex.; Poland, West Pomerania, Gryfino, Banie, from Sosnowo southward to Banie; (Table 6) • 1 ex.; Poland, West Pomerania, Gryfino, Banie; (Table 16) • 1 ex.; Poland, West Pomerania, Gryfino, Banie, Lubanowo; (Table 10) • 1 ex.; Poland, West Pomerania, Gryfino, Banie, from Sosnowo southward to Banie; (Table 10).
- Scientific name
- Accipiter nisus
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Accipiter
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Eurasian Sparrowhawk in your journal
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