Chinese sparrowhawk
The Chinese sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
| Chinese sparrowhawk | |
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| Juvenile at North Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Accipiter |
| Species: | A. soloensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield, 1821) | |
Distribution and habitat
It breeds in Southeast China, Taiwan, Korea and Siberia; winters in Indonesia and Philippines, passing through the rest of Southeast Asia. It lives mainly in forests but sometimes lives on edges. It sometimes migrates in small groups.[2]
Description
It is 30–36 cm in length, with the female larger than the male. Adults have prominent black wing tips. The male is grey above, white below and has red eyes. The female has rufous on breast and underwing coverts, and yellow eyes. Juveniles have a grey face, brown upperparts and yellow eyes. The top underparts are streaked, while the thighs are barred. The black wing tips are not as prominent and underwings streaked (except for coverts).
Diet
In its breeding range, it feeds mainly on frogs, but will take lizards and other small invertebrates as well. It occasionally eats small birds and mice.[2] In its wintering range, this species feeds heavily on cicadas.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter soloensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695503A93512856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695503A93512856.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Min, Xiao; Gao, Zijing; Lin, Yuanfeng; Lu, Chang-Hu (2021-07-29). "Annual Long-Distance Migration Strategies and Home Range of Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) from South China". Animals. 11 (8): 2237. doi:10.3390/ani11082237. ISSN 2076-2615.
- Pratt, Thane K.; Beehler, Bruce M.; Anderton, John C.; Kokay, Szabolcs (2014). Birds of New Guinea: Second Edition. Princeton University Press. p. 295. ISBN 9781400865116.
