Question: what is the difference between a sparrow hawk and a peregrine?
Answer: The Sparrow hawk is a bird of prey that is related to the Peregrine falcon. Although smaller, it has a lot in common with the Peregrine. ... Even though they look alike, it is still easy to distinguish a Sparrow hawk from a Peregrine falcon: only the Peregrine has a black head (the young have a brown one) and a moustache.