The European hawk, scientific name Accipiter nisus, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, Asia and North Africa.

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It is a raptor belonging to the Accipitridae family and the order Accipitriformes.

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It is recognizable by its completely dark gray or brown body and its orange and white or black and white belly. Its beak is gray and yellow and its legs are orange or yellow.

In the European hawk, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. In fact, the back of the male is entirely slate gray while that of the female is entirely brown, the belly of the male is white and orange, that of the female is black and white and finally the talons of the males are orange and those of the female yellow.

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The European hawk feeds mainly on birds and sometimes on rodents.

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He lives mostly in forests.

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It nests in pairs. It nests at the top of a tree. It lays 4 to 6 eggs.

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It is a fairly silent species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.