ACCIPITER

Accipiter

The genus Accipiter is a group of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, many of which are named as goshawks and sparrowhawks. They can be anatomically distinguished from their relatives by the lack of a procoracoid foramen. Two small and aberrant species usually placed here do possess a large procoracoid foramen and are also distinct as regards DNA sequence. They may warrant separation in the old genus Hieraspiza.

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accipiter

Noun

  1. Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
  2. A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.


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