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 name | Scientific | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk | Aerospiza castanilius | Africa |
| Collared sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza cirrocephalus | Australia |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | Europe/Asia |
| Chinese sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza soloensis | Asia |
| Spot-tailed sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza trinotatus | Indonesia |
| Japanese sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza gularis | Japan |
| Levant sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza brevipes | Africa Europe Asia |
| Little sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus | Africa |
| Madagascar sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | Madagascar |
| New Britain sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza brachyurus | Papua New Guinea |
| Nicobar sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza butleri | Nicobar Islands |
| Ovambo sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | Sub-saharan Africa |
| Black sparrowhawk | Astur melanoleucus | Sub-saharan Africa |
| Red-thighed sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza erythropus | Africa |
| Rufous-chested sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris | Sub-saharan Africa |
| Rufous-necked sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza erythrauchen | Maluku Islands |
| Slaty-mantled sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza luteoschistaceus | Papua New Guinea |
| Dwarf sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza nanus | Sulawesi |
| Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza rhodogaster | Sulawesi |
| Frances's sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza francesii | Madagascar |
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