Sparrowhawk

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Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the subfamily Accipitrinae. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to Accipiter nisus, now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a "sparrow hawk", although it is not closely related.

Sparrowhawk species include:

Common nameScientificRange
Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawkAerospiza castaniliusAfrica
Collared sparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalusAustralia
Eurasian sparrowhawkAccipiter nisusEurope/Asia
Chinese sparrowhawkTachyspiza soloensisAsia
Spot-tailed sparrowhawkTachyspiza trinotatusIndonesia
Japanese sparrowhawkTachyspiza gularisJapan
Levant sparrowhawkTachyspiza brevipesAfrica Europe Asia
Little sparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusAfrica
Madagascar sparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisMadagascar
New Britain sparrowhawkTachyspiza brachyurusPapua New Guinea
Nicobar sparrowhawkTachyspiza butleriNicobar Islands
Ovambo sparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisSub-saharan Africa
Black sparrowhawkAstur melanoleucusSub-saharan Africa
Red-thighed sparrowhawkTachyspiza erythropusAfrica
Rufous-chested sparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisSub-saharan Africa
Rufous-necked sparrowhawkTachyspiza erythrauchenMaluku Islands
Slaty-mantled sparrowhawkTachyspiza luteoschistaceusPapua New Guinea
Dwarf sparrowhawkTachyspiza nanusSulawesi
Vinous-breasted sparrowhawkTachyspiza rhodogasterSulawesi
Frances's sparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiiMadagascar
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