Wildlifeof China
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Birds of Prey
Photo: Olivier Morel · CC BY 4.0
Accipiter gularis
Basic stats
Habitat
During migration and winter, villages and open areas where woodland and shrubs mix with marshes and fields
Range
Breeds in parts of Russia, Korea, Japan and China
Clutch size
4–5 eggs in Siberia; 2–3 in China and Japan
Incubation period
25–28 days
The Japanese sparrowhawk is a small raptor with broader, rounder wings and a shorter tail. It has a dark back and a whitish underside with brown-grey barring and red-brown on the sides in males, and heavier brown barring on the abdomen in females. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter (Wikipedia, general species account).
It generally breeds in parts of Russia, Korea, Japan and China. Clutches are four or five eggs in June in Siberia, and two or three a bit earlier in China and Japan, with incubation of 25–28 days. During migration and winter, birds can be seen in villages and open areas where woodland and shrubs mix with marshes and fields (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Japanese Sparrowhawk live in?
- During migration and winter, villages and open areas where woodland and shrubs mix with marshes and fields
- Where is the Japanese Sparrowhawk found?
- Breeds in parts of Russia, Korea, Japan and China
- How many eggs does the Japanese Sparrowhawk lay?
- 4–5 eggs in Siberia; 2–3 in China and Japan
- How long are the eggs of the Japanese Sparrowhawk incubated?
- 25–28 days