accipiter
noun
ac·cip·i·ter ak-ˈsi-pə-tər 
ik-
: any of a genus (Accipiter) of medium-sized forest-inhabiting hawks that have short broad wings and a long tail and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and a glide
accipitrine
ak-ˈsi-pə-ˌtrīn
adjective or noun ik-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web These hawks are accipiters: raptors evolved specifically to hunt in the woodland canopy. 
Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017 All accipiters, including the sharp-shinned hawk, and its close relative the Cooper’s hawk, have distinctive flight patterns that are useful in identifying them, even at a distance. Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017 All accipiters, including the sharp-shinned hawk, and its close relative the Cooper’s hawk, have distinctive flight patterns that are useful in identifying them, even at a distance. Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin, "hawk, falcon," altered (probably by assimilation to accipere "to grasp, take, accept") from pre-Latin *acu-petri- "having swift wings," from *acu- (akin to Latin ōcior "swifter," Greek ōkýs "swift") + *petri- (akin to Sanskrit patram "wing, feather") — more at feather entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above