Translation "jastreb" to English

Type genus of the family Accipitridae; Also called: genus Accipiter. A kind of hawk, one of genus Accipiter. Any of a genus (Accipiter) of medium-sized forest-inhabiting hawks that have short broad wings and a long tail and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and a glide.

ETYM O.Eng. busard, bosard, French busard, from buse, Latin buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.
1. Common in South and Central America and southern United States; SYN. turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura.
2. The common European short-winged hawk; SYN. Buteo buteo.
Any of a number of species of medium-sized hawks with broad wings, often seen soaring. The common buzzard Buteo buteo of Europe and Asia is about 55 cm/1.8 ft long with a wingspan of over 1.2 m/4 ft. It preys on a variety of small animals up to the size of a rabbit.
The rough-legged buzzard B. lagopus lives in the northern tundra and eats lemmings. The honey buzzard Pernis apivora feeds largely, as its name suggests, on honey and insect larvae. It summers in Europe and W Asia and winters in Africa.

An adult hawk caught wild.

Any of various small to medium-sized birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, other than eagles, kites, ospreys, and vultures.
The name is used especially to describe the genera Accipiter and Buteo. Hawks have short, rounded wings compared with falcons, and keen eyesight.
1. An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations; SYN. war hawk.
2. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.

Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals.
One of about 20 birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, found in all parts of the world.
Kites have long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail. North America has five species, including the American swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficartus of the SE US, which catches insects in flight as well as dropping down on snakes and lizards.
North America has five species, including the American swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficartus of the SE US, which catches insects in flight as well as dropping down on snakes and lizards.

Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals; SYN. raptor, raptorial bird.
A carnivorous bird (as a hawk, falcon, or vulture) that feeds wholly or chiefly on meat taken by hunting or on carrion

Nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry; SYN. hen hawk. chicken-hawk

ETYM Latin raptor, from rapere to ravish. Related to Rapid.
A bird of prey.

ETYM Old Eng. vultur, Latin vultur: cf. Old Fren. voltour, French vautour.
Any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion.
Any of various carrion-eating birds of prey with naked heads and necks and with keen senses of sight and smell. Vultures are up to 1 m/3.3 ft long, with wingspans of up to 3.5 m/11.5 ft. The plumage is usually dark, and the head brightly colored.
True vultures are placed in the family Accipitridae along with hawks and eagles and are found only in the Old World. American vultures are placed in a family of their own (Cathartidae) and include turkey vultures and condors. The vulture's eyes are adapted to give an overall view with a magnifying area in the center, enabling it to locate possible food sources and see the exact site in detail.
The Cape griffon vulture Gyps coprotheres, Africa’s second largest vulture after the lappet faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos, had only 4,400 breeding pairs 1993. Its infant mortality is 84%, so it takes each adult bird about 20 years to replace itself.