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Definition of Accipiter gentilis
1. Noun. Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry.
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Literary usage of Accipiter gentilis
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1. Conference on Adaptive Ecosystem Restoration and Management: Restoration of edited by Wallace Covington, Pamela K. Wagner (1998)
"We demonstrate approaches to developing conservation strategies for two TES
predators, the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and Mexican spotted owl ..."
2. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"In forests of southeast and southcentral Alaska, Sharp-shinned Hawks (Accipiter
striatus) and Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) are known to prey on ..."
3. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"The major predators of hares in the north are the lynx, goshawk (Accipiter
gentilis), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and great-horned owl (Bubo virginianus) ..."
4. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"Common folk name for Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii, Bonaparte 1828; used less
often for northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, L. 1758, or sharp-shinned ..."
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