accipiter
noun
ac·cip·i·ter
ak-ˈsi-pə-tər 
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: 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
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These hawks are accipiters: raptors evolved specifically to hunt in the woodland canopy.
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Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
All accipiters, including the sharp-shinned hawk, and its close relative the Cooper’s hawk, have distinctive flight patterns that are useful in identifying them, even at a distance.
—Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
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Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
All accipiters, including the sharp-shinned hawk, and its close relative the Cooper’s hawk, have distinctive flight patterns that are useful in identifying them, even at a distance.
—Dave Taft, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
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accipiter
noun
ac·cip·i·ter
ak-ˈsip-ət-ər
: any of various low-flying hawks that have short wings and long tails
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