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;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] gularis | ;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] gularis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Japanese Sparrowhawk flight WK.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|kaira428|Wong Keng}}<br />[[Singapore]], 21 December 2019]] | |
| + | 23–30 cm (9-11¾ in)<br /> | ||
| + | Male has dark greyish-blue upperparts, pinkish-rufous barrings on underparts, reddish eyes with yellow eyering, yellow cere and faint or no mesial streak. | ||
| + | Female resembles male but larger and has distinctly browner upperparts, yellowish eyes, more prominent mesial streak and all barred underparts. | ||
| + | Juvenile resembles female but has darker brown upperparts, streaked breast and flanks/belly marked with broken bars. | ||
| + | Both adult and juvenile shows five prominent fingers in flight. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[China]], [[Japan]], [[ | + | North-East [[Asia]]. Breeds in eastern and southern [[Siberia]], in eastern [[China]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]]. |
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| + | Resident in southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, southern China and [[Taiwan]]. Northern breeders are migratory and winter from southern China, [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]] south to the [[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Indonesia]], most numerous on [[Sulawesi]] and the [[Greater Sundas]], rarely east to [[Timor]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | [[Image:23549514220 98b8d5b836 b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />[[Singapore]]]] | ||
| + | *''A. g. sibiricus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Mongolia]] to eastern [[China]]; winters to [[India]] and [[Indonesia]] | ||
| + | *''A. g. gularis'': | ||
| + | :*Sakhalin, Kuril Island and [[Japan]]; winters to [[Philippines]] and [[Indonesia]] | ||
| + | *''A. g. iwasakii'': | ||
| + | :*South Ryukyu Islands (Iriomote and Ishigaki) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They are to be found in a variety of forest types, forest edges and cultivated land with scattered trees. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their main diet consists of birds, mostly small forest passerines but will take larger birds up to the size of [[Azure-winged Magpie]]. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest up to 10 m up in a tree. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Accipiter | + | {{GSearch|"Accipiter gularis" {{!}} "Japanese Sparrowhawk"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:08, 17 April 2024
- Accipiter gularis
Identification
23–30 cm (9-11¾ in)
Male has dark greyish-blue upperparts, pinkish-rufous barrings on underparts, reddish eyes with yellow eyering, yellow cere and faint or no mesial streak.
Female resembles male but larger and has distinctly browner upperparts, yellowish eyes, more prominent mesial streak and all barred underparts.
Juvenile resembles female but has darker brown upperparts, streaked breast and flanks/belly marked with broken bars.
Both adult and juvenile shows five prominent fingers in flight.
Distribution
North-East Asia. Breeds in eastern and southern Siberia, in eastern China, Korea and Japan.
Resident in southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, southern China and Taiwan. Northern breeders are migratory and winter from southern China, Thailand and Indochina south to the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, most numerous on Sulawesi and the Greater Sundas, rarely east to Timor.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- A. g. sibiricus:
- A. g. gularis:
- Sakhalin, Kuril Island and Japan; winters to Philippines and Indonesia
- A. g. iwasakii:
- South Ryukyu Islands (Iriomote and Ishigaki)
Habitat
They are to be found in a variety of forest types, forest edges and cultivated land with scattered trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of birds, mostly small forest passerines but will take larger birds up to the size of Azure-winged Magpie.
Breeding
They nest up to 10 m up in a tree.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Japanese Sparrowhawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Japanese_Sparrowhawk
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
