WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spar′row hawk′, 
    1. Birdsa small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
    2. BirdsSee American kestrel. 
    • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sparrow hawk n
  1. a very small North American falcon, Falco sparverius, that is closely related to the kestrels
'sparrow hawk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
musket - American kestrel - sparver

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