Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sparrow_hawk

2 senses of sparrow hawk

Sense 1
sparrow hawk, American kestrel, kestrel, Falco sparverius -- (small North American falcon)
       => falcon -- (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Sense 2
sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus -- (small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa)
       => hawk -- (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)