Species Cards
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
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Group: |
© Angela Bond Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
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Food chain : |
Carnivore |
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What it eats : |
Small birds including robin, bluetit, great tit. |
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Habitat: |
WoodlandWoodland |
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Description: |
One of our smallest birds of prey. It hunts birds and other small creatures in woodlands. Its broad rounded wings and flexible tail mean that is good at fast, manouverable flight, weaving between the trunks and branches. |
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