Editing Levant sparrowhawk (section)

==Description==
[[File:Accipiter brevipes, Nestos River, Topiros, Greece 3.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px|A juvenile Levant Sparrowhawk in [[Topeiros]], [[Greece]]]]
The Levant sparrowhawk is a small [[Bird of prey|raptor]] with short broad wings and a longish tail, both adaptations to maneuvering through trees. It is similar to the [[Eurasian sparrowhawk]], but its shorter tail and more pointed wings give it a more [[falcon|falcon-like]] appearance. It is much smaller than most raptors, measuring {{convert|32|-|38|cm|abbr=on}} in length with a [[wingspan]] of {{convert|65|-|75|cm|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Beaman193" /> As with all birds of prey, the [[sexual dimorphism|female is larger]] than the male.<ref name="Ferg-Lees529" /> The male is blue-grey above and pale below, with underparts and leg feathers finely barred in rufous and white. His head is blue-grey as well, with a white throat bisected by a dark central stripe (sometimes quite faint). The female is slate-grey above with darkish wingtips and is barred reddish brown below and may show a dark throat line. Both sexes have orangish-yellow legs and a yellow [[cere]].<ref name="Clark126" /> The juvenile is dark brown above, has dark-streaked underparts and it shows a dark throat line.