different between sparrowhawk vs goshawk

English

Alternative forms

• sparrow-hawk, sparrow hawk, sparhawk, spar-hawk

Etymology

From Middle English sparhauk, sperhauk, from Old English spearhafoc, spearhabuc (“sparrow-hawk”), equivalent to sparrow +? hawk. Cognate with Danish spurvehøg (“sparrowhawk”), Swedish sparvhök (“sparrowhawk”), Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”).

Noun

sparrowhawk (plural sparrowhawks)

1. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
2. (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
3. Any of numerous other species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
4. Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius.

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Further reading

• Sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eurasian sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• American kestrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accipiter nisus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Falco sparverius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Accipiter nisus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Falco sparverius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Middle English goshauk, from Old English g?shafoc (“goose hawk”), from g?s (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???sh??k/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /???sh?k/
• Hyphenation: gos?hawk

Noun

goshawk (plural goshawks)

1. Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.

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Further reading

• goshawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia