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Accipiter gularis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes print version
Japanese sparrowhawk Épervier du Japon Gavilancito japonés Trillersperber
Migration: intracontinental sedentary in Taiwan

Verbreitungskarte von Accipiter gularis Mainly migratory, although sedentary in Taiwan and S Ryukyu Is; small numbers winter in breeding range, in C & S Japan and SE China. Winter visitor from S China to Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Greater and Lesser Sundas and N Sulawesi; limited numbers in Burma; considerable movement recorded over Bali, where 7835 birds seen from early Oct to early Nov 1989. In Japan, birds mostly present from Apr to Sept; in Siberia possibly from May to Sept or early Oct.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)


Regions: East Asia, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia
Recommended link: http://mns.org.my/raptor2002/raptor/jap-sparrow.htm
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)