Female sparrowhawks catch prey more than twice the size of those targeted by ... female sparrowhawk. ... females caught prey around 1.5 times heavier than those targeted by their male counterparts.

The more feathers a male sparrow carries to the nest, the more eggs the female will lay. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 05 / 130507060836.htm ...

A comparatively rare migratory hawk, the bird derives its common English name from Hindi, where Besra is used only for the female of this species. In Hindi, the male is known as Dhotee/Dhooti/Dharti.