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Japanese Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza gularis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Singapore.January 13, February 3, March 8, April 5, May 0, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 6, October 86, November 114, December 34.
Singapore269
Thailand230
China187
Japan118
Chumphon Province77
Tokyo68
Taiwan64
Taiwan Province53
Russia48
Malaysia44

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusTachyspiza Sparrowhawks And Goshawks · Tachyspiza

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Japanese Sparrowhawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.