Eurasian sparrowhawk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian sparrowhawk lives – recorded in 71 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Accipiter nisus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	71 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	110 g; 22.5 g (birth weight); 150 g (male organism, adult weight); 290 g (female organism, adult weight)
Lifespan	4 years
Diet (main food)	insect, bird, squirrel
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Eurasian sparrowhawk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian sparrowhawk in 71 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Libya, Morocco, Niger, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nanling Mountains, France, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian sparrowhawk?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian sparrowhawk: mass 110 g; 22.5 g (birth weight); 150 g (male organism, adult weight); 290 g (female organism, adult weight).

How long does an Eurasian sparrowhawk live?

Wikidata records a life expectancy of 4 years for the Eurasian sparrowhawk.

What does an Eurasian sparrowhawk eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the Eurasian sparrowhawk as: insect, bird, squirrel.

Is the Eurasian sparrowhawk endangered?

The Eurasian sparrowhawk’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian sparrowhawk?

The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Accipiter. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian sparrowhawk

The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the greatest size differences between the sexes in any bird species. Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian sparrowhawk (revision 1368764308), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25380 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).