An Spioróg

An Spioróg

Sparrowhawk

An Spioróg

An Spioróg

Sparrowhawk

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An Spioróg

Is éin oilte iad seo i mbun eitilte le straidhpeanna sainiúla deargdhonna taobh thíos, agus bíonn na spioróga ag seilg le hais na bhfálta agus na gcoillte, ag eitilt go híseal agus ag tumadh go tobann chun greim a fháil ar ainmhithe beaga lena ngríobha géara. Áirítear éin bheaga cosúil le gealbhain i measc na gcreachaithe, chomh maith le lucha, froganna agus feithidí.

Sparrowhawk

Skilled flyers with distinctive red-brown stripes on their undersides, sparrowhawks hunt along hedges and woods, flying low and then diving suddenly to catch small animals in their sharp talons. Prey includes small birds such as sparrows (hence their name), mice, frogs and insects.