1. Small North American falcon
   - American kestrel, kestrel, Falco sparverius 
2. Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
   - Accipiter nisus

Derived forms: sparrow hawks

Type of: falcon, hawk

Part of: Accipiter, Falco, genus Accipiter, genus Falco

Encyclopedia: Sparrow hawk

• hot-fudge sauce
• hot-rock penstemon
• hot-rod
• hot-tempered
• hot-water bag
• hot-water bottle
• hot-water heater
• hot-water tank
• hot-wire
• hot-work
• hot-work steel
• hotbed
• hotbox
• hotcake
• hotchpotch
• hotdesk
• hotdesking
• hotdog
• sharp-tongued
• sharp-toothed
• sharp-witted
• sharp-worded
• sharpen
• sharpened
• sharpener