noun
definition
Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
definition
A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
Examples of accipiter in a Sentence
Kenya's largest accipiter, usually found alone or in pairs with a pair needing a territory of around 13 sq Km in Kenya.
Sparrowhawk accipiter nisus Up to 3 females seen on the trip.
Wonder whether the accipiter raiding your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male Cooper's hawk?
Wonder whether the accipiter raiding your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male Cooper 's hawk?
Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) were hunted by a Sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus).
There is the interesting white-necked guineafowl, Agelastes (which is found on the Gold Coast and elsewhere west of the lower Niger); there is one peculiar species of eagle owl (Bubo lettii) and a very handsome sparrow-hawk (Accipiter bitttikoferi); a few sun-birds, warblers and shrikes are peculiar to the region.