Japanese Sparrowhawk

Accipiter gularis - Épervier du Japon

Épervier du Japon
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Accipitridés

  • Genus
    :

    Accipiter

  • Species
    :

    gularis

Descriptor

Temminck Schlegel, 1845

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 34 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 46 à 58 cm.
  • Weight
    : 92 à 193 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Accipiter gularis gularis (ne China, Russian Far East, Japan)
  • Accipiter gularis sibiricus (Mongolia to e China)
  • Accipiter gularis iwasakii (s Ryukyu Is.. Japan.)

Foreign names

  • Épervier du Japon,
  • Gavilancito japonés,
  • gavião-japonês,
  • Trillersperber,
  • trillázó karvaly,
  • Kleine Sperwer,
  • Sparviere del Giappone,
  • tajgahök,
  • Finkehauk,
  • jastrab japonský,
  • krahujec menší,
  • Japansk Spurvehøg,
  • idänvarpushaukka,
  • esparver menut del Japó,
  • krogulec japoński,
  • Āzijas zvirbuļvanags,
  • Малый перепелятник,
  • Elang-alap nipon,
  • ツミ,
  • 日本松雀鹰,
  • เหยี่ยวนกเขาพันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น,
  • 日本松雀鷹,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 15-05-2011
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