| Japanese Sparrowhawk | |
|---|---|
 Male | |
| Information | |
| Range | China, Japan, Korea and Siberia; winters in Indonesia and Philippines, passing through the rest of Southeast Asia. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Genus | Accipiter |
| Species | Accipiter gularis |
| Conservation Status | |
 Least Concern | |
The Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis), is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.
It breeds in China, Japan, Korea and Siberia; winters in Indonesia and Philippines, passing through the rest of Southeast Asia. It is a bird of open and wooded areas.
Description[]
It is 23–30 cm in length, with the female larger than the male. Males have dark barred underwings, lightly barred underparts, dark grey upperparts and red eyes. Females have yellow eyes and dark barred underparts. Juveniles have brown upperparts and streaks on the breast.
It feeds on smaller birds taken in flight, and has occasionally been observed feeding on bats.