Japanese Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza gularis(Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
English (US) Japanese Sparrowhawk
The Japanese Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza gularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tachyspiza gularis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tachyspiza gularis sibirica
- Tachyspiza gularis gularis
- Tachyspiza gularis iwasakii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Astur (Nisus) gularis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845)
- Type locality
- Japan.
- Original description
- Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.5 pl.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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