Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus Accipiter. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to Accipiter nisus, now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.
The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a sparrowhawk.
Hawk species include:
Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk, A. castanilius
Collared sparrowhawk, A. cirrocephalus
Eurasian sparrowhawk, A. nisus
Chinese sparrowhawk, A. soloensis
Spot-tailed sparrowhawk, A. trinotatus
Japanese sparrowhawk, A. gularis
Levant sparrowhawk, A. brevipes
Little sparrowhawk, A. minullus
Madagascar sparrowhawk, A. madagascariensis
New Britain sparrowhawk, A. brachyurus
Nicobar sparrowhawk, A. butleri
Ovampo sparrowhawk, A. ovampensis
Black sparrowhawk, A. melanoleucus
Red-thighed sparrowhawk, A. erythropus
Rufous-chested sparrowhawk, A. rufiventris
Rufous-necked sparrowhawk, A. erythrauchen
Slaty-mantled sparrowhawk, A. luteoschistaceus
Dwarf sparrowhawk, A. nanus
Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk, A. rhodogaster
Frances's sparrowhawk, A. francesii
Anjouan sparrowhawk, or Ndzuwani goshawk Accipiter francesii pusillus, an extremely rare, possibly extinct, subspecies of Frances's sparrowhawk
