Species:

White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Change species:
Main Images:
Next species:
Length (cm):
17-17
28-38
Wingspan (cm):
26-32
55-70
Weight (gram):
24-39
110-342
Size group:
Sparrow-size
Crow-size
Main Texts:
Appearance:

This species is UNPUBLISHED. Description is not yet completed. You can help give priority to this or other species by voting here.

Sound:


Error loading Flash for sound!
See sound file


Distribution:

Xeno-canto: map

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

CC

Sound recording:CC-licence,Thijs Fijen,Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/181891

Appearance:

Small raptor with long tail and short, rounded wings. Quite similar to Goshawk, and female Sparrowhawks may approach male Goshawks in size (female much larger than male in both species). Upperparts grey in male, and brownish in female and juvenile. Underparts barred in buff in male, and brown barring in female and juveniles. Supercilium may be prominent in females. Less bulky than Goshawk, with more slender hips and less deep chest. The sharper corners of the tail is visible when soaring.

Sound:

Series of short "ke-ke-ke-ke-ke", with rising pitch. Less resonant and less full than similar call of Goshawk, and much faster. Also a short "peeaaaa", shorter and more squeaky than Buzzard.

Alarm call:

Error loading Flash for sound!
See sound file


Distribution:

Wikipedia: map (se also Xeno-canto below)

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

Observation.org Latest observations

Video IBC

Image search Flickr NB! May give other species

Sound search at Xeno-canto

Featherbase

CC

Similar species (image):
Similar species (sound):
Silhouette Group:
Thrush-like
Silhouette
Raptors
Silhouette
Several different images of the species
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
Several different sounds of the species
Error loading Flash for sound!
See sound file