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title: "Trillersperber"
description: "Tachyspiza gularis — Vögel. The Japanese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza gularis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/japanese-sparrowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Trillersperber

> Tachyspiza gularis — Vögel. The Japanese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza gularis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.

- Scientific name: *Tachyspiza gularis*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 2268
- iNaturalist taxon: [1582884](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1582884)

## Names

- en: Japanese Sparrowhawk
- de: Trillersperber
- es: Gavilán japonés
- fr: Épervier du Japon

## Countries with the most observations

SG (384), CN (355), TH (329), JP (209), TW (97), MY (60), RU (56), KR (45), HK (43), ID (33), MN (11), VN (8)

## Summary

The Japanese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza gularis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The bird is known by many alternative names such as the Japanese lesser, Asiatic, or Eastern sparrowhawk. This species is a small raptor with broader and rounder wings and a shorter tail. Its total length measures 23–30 centimetres (9.1–11.8 in). It has a dark back and whitish underside with brown-grey barring and red-brown colouring on the sides in males, and with heavier brown barring on the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sparrowhawk

## Photo

![Trillersperber](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-sparrowhawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293881310

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-sparrowhawk?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).