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The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is a bird found in Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Norway, and 4 more countries. Woods and gardens across Europe and Asia. It eats small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Eurasian sparrowhawk lives

Woods and gardens across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐭 Mammals & birds100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Eurasian sparrowhawk

Recorded by Denis Dujardin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1053258. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eurasian sparrowhawk

Where does the Eurasian sparrowhawk live?

The Eurasian sparrowhawk lives in Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Norway, and 4 more countries. Woods and gardens across Europe and Asia.

What does the Eurasian sparrowhawk eat?

small mammals and birds (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eurasian sparrowhawk endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• White-tailed eagle
• Common cuckoo
• Sedge warbler
• European bee-eater
• Short-toed treecreeper
• Common eider

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.