Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)

Other Names (World)
Chinese Sparrowhawk, Chinese Goshawk, Horsfield's Sparrowhawk, Grey Frog Hawk, Gray Frog Hawk, Grey Goshawk(!), Gray Goshawk(!)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
25 - 30 cm
Wingspan: 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield, 1821)

Abundance (Guide)
R - V

A rare vagrant to Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Sightings have been confirmed for December 2010 and December 2011.

Habitat
Forested and wooded country. Also open fields near wooded hills.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland) (B), Guam (NB), Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Japan (B), Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia [Federated States of] (NB), Myanmar, North Korea (B), Northern Mariana Islands (NB), Palau (NB), Papua New Guinea (B), Philippines, Russia (Asian) (B), Singapore, South Korea (B), Taiwan (China), Thailand, Timor-Leste (NB) (P), Vietnam (B).

Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam.

Southern Ussuriland and Korea; central and eastern China and Taiwan. Winters from extreme south-eastern China and Hainan, south through Indochina, Philippines and Indonesia to western New Guinea and occasionally western Micronesia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) [XC841647]
by id from Shanghai Botanical Garden Pinetum (near Shanghai), Shang Hai Shi, China (begging call, call)

Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) [XC186500]
by Frank Lambert from north of Wuyuan, Huangshan, Anhui, China (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia.

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to form superspecies with Shikra (Accipiter badius), Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri) and Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
Lacks the white wing lining and black wing tips. Cere is greenish-yellow.

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References
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