Name:Accipiter gularis
Alias:Accipiter gularis,Japanese Sparrowhawk
Outline:Bird of prey
Family:Falconiformes Accipitridae Hawk
length:23-33cm
Weight:75-173g
Life:About 10-20 years
IUCN:LC
The Japanese Sparrowhawk, whose foreign name is Japanese Sparrowhawk, is a small raptor with three subspecies. The female bird is larger than the male bird. In the past, it was classified as the northern subspecies of the Jayhawk, but it is not only morphologically different from the Jayhawk, but also has many significant biological differences. Therefore, in recent years, most scholars believe that it is A separate species.
The Japanese Jayhawk's breeding season is from May to July. It often nests in dense mountain forests and forest edges. It especially likes to nest in tall trees near river valleys and streams in coniferous forests or coniferous broad-leaved mixed forests. The nest is also built on tall trees such as red pine and larch in the sparse forest at the edge of the forest. The nest is mainly composed of thin pine branches and other twigs. The outer edge of the nest is often woven with fresh pine branches with green leaves, and the inner pad is lined with pine needles and feathers. The nest is small and solid, in the shape of a round and thick dish or disk, with a height of 10-20 meters from the ground. Each clutch lays 5-6 eggs. The color of the eggs is light blue-white, with a few small purple-brown spots on the cover, especially dense at the outer end. The eggs are off-white after hatching. The parent birds have strong nest-protecting behavior during the incubation period. When they find someone entering the nest area, they often show an attacking posture or swoop over.
It is listed in the 2012 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver3.1 - Least Concern (LC).
Listed as endangered species in CITES Appendix I of the Washington Convention.
It is listed as Level 2 in the "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals in China".
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