sparrowhawk
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A small falcon, Falco sparverius, the American kestrel or American sparrowhawk, that preys on grasshoppers and small animals, which is found in North and South America.
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The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Any of numerous other species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.