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Sparrowhawk
or Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
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| English name | Sparrowhawk
Also known as Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
| Scientific name | Accipiter nisus |
| Dutch name | Sperwer |
| Family | Accipitridae - Hawks, Eagles and Kites |
| Subfamily | Accipitrinae |
| Length | Male: 28 cm
Female: 38 cm |
| Span | Male: 59 - 65 cm
Female: 68 - 77 cm |
| Weigth | Male: 130 - 150 gram (average 144 gram)
Female: 250 - 320 gram (average 264 gram) |
| Voice | 
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| Length of life | not available yet |
| Range | not available yet |
| Habitat | not available yet |
| Prey | From April till June |
| Lay eggs in | not available yet |
| Number of eggs | 2 - 7 (mostly 4 or 5) |
| Size of egg | 40x32 mm |
| Sit on eggs | 35 - 42 days |
| Time to fly out | 32 days |
| Remark 1 | The female is much larger than the male. |
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