noun🔗Share美洲隼，雀鹰。 A small falcon, Falco sparverius, the American kestrel or American sparrowhawk, that preys on grasshoppers and small animals, which is found in North and South America."While hiking in the countryside, we spotted several sparrowhawks perched on fence posts, patiently watching for field mice. "在乡间徒步时，我们看到几只美洲隼/雀鹰停在篱笆柱上，耐心地等待着田鼠出现。animalbirdnaturebiologyecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雀鹰，松雀鹰 The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds."Sentence: The garden birds scattered in panic as a pair of sparrowhawks circled overhead, hunting for their next meal. "花园里的鸟儿们惊慌失措地四处逃散，因为一对雀鹰在空中盘旋，正在寻找它们的下一顿美餐。animalbirdnaturebiologyecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share母雀鹰 A female such bird, a male being a musket."The falconer pointed out the difference, explaining, "That larger hawk soaring above is a sparrowhawks, the female, while the smaller, quicker one down below is her mate, the musket." "训鹰人指出了区别，解释说：“那只在上方盘旋的体型较大的鹰是母雀鹰，而下面那只体型较小、速度更快的则是她的配偶，公雀鹰。”animalbirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雀鹰, 松雀鹰 Any of numerous other species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus."While hiking, we saw several sparrowhawks hunting songbirds in the forest. "徒步旅行时，我们看到好几只雀鹰在森林里捕食鸣禽。animalbirdnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
