| Japanese sparrowhawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Tachyspiza |
| Species: | T. gularis
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| Tachyspiza gularis | |
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The Japanese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza gularis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The bird is known by many alternative names such as the Japanese lesser, Asiatic, or Eastern sparrowhawk.[2] This species is a small raptor with broader and rounder wings and a shorter tail.[3] Its total length measures 23–30 centimetres (9.1–11.8 in). It has a dark back and whitish underside with brown-grey barring and red-brown colouring on the sides in males, and with heavier brown barring on the abdomen in females. Both sexes have a stripe across the throat, but its more obvious in the female. Is it typically identified by its appearance, but occasionally produces a chattering kiki-kik-kik... sound. This species generally breeds in parts of Russia, Korea, Japan, and China. There are three subspecies of Japanese sparrowhawk that differ by distribution and appearance. The species is globally listed as least concern, although it is listed as endangered in Japan and protected in China.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695585A93517362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695585A93517362.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Ferguson-Lees, J.; Christie, D. A. (2001). Raptors of the World. London, UK: Christopher Helm.
- ^ Orta, J.; Marks, J.S. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 27 August 2024.