Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Chinese Goshawk

Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis

Described by: Horsfield (1821)
Alternate common name(s): Chinese Sparrowhawk, Horsfield's Goshawk, Gray Goshawk, Grey Goshawk, Gray Frog Hawk, Grey Frog Hawk
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sulawesi, Indonesia - Oct, 2005 © Mehd Halaouate  Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore - 2003 © Paul Huang 
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Range

Ussuriland and Korea; Se. China;
Two populations;
S. Ussuriland and Korea. C. and e. China (s. Shensi, Honan, Anhwei and Chekiang s. to Yunnan, Kwangsi and Kwangtung) and Taiwan. Korean birds migrate through w. Japan (w. Kyushu) and the Ryukyu Is. (Okinawa, Mt. Katuu-Dake).
Winters in ex. se. China and Hainan s. through Indochina, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Sundas (Bali), Moluccas to w. New Guinea and the Andaman Is. and Nicobar Is. Occasionally winters in w. Micronesia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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