Japanese Sparrowhawk

Accipiter gularis

Description

Male Accipiter gularis upper body dark gray. The tail is gray with some dark circular stripes. The chest and belly are pale rust red with a very thin black stripe down the center of the chin, the eyes are red. Females brown upper body, yellow eyes, underparts without rust color and dark brown stripes. Juvenile upper brown and stripes on chest.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

Male 85-142 g; female 111-193 g

LENGTH

29-34 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Accipitriformes

FAMILY

:

Accipitridae

GENUS

:

Accipiter

SPECIES

:

Accipiter gularis

Distribution

Accipiter gularis can be found in forests, wetlands, and shrubs.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolia, India, Singapore, Macau and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Accipiter gularis usually hunts from a perch in a tree, sometimes flying in circles observing prey on the ground.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Accipiter gularis feeds on small birds, mice, bats, reptiles, insects, and sometimes medium-sized birds such as pigeons.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for these birds usually starts in June and sometimes earlier. The nest is made of twigs and leaves. Eggs are usually 2-5 eggs with an incubation period of 25-28 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 25-28 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2-5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is stable, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Elang-alap Jepang dalam Artikel Wikipedia
  2. Japanese Sparrowhawk on the Wikipedia Artikel
  3. Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis on the IUCN Redlist