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Besra/Japanese Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza [virgata or gularis] (= Tachyspiza virgata) (Temminck, CJ 1822)
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Tachyspiza
Scientific:
Tachyspiza virgata
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Tachyspiza
Scientific:
Tachyspiza virgata
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1822)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.19, vol.1 pl.109
Protonym:
Falco virgatus
Type locality:
Java.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109466#page/557/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
98DBBCAD1F490238
Avibase ID:
avibase-98DBBCAD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/98DBBCAD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175348
English:
Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk
Afrikaans:
Oostelike/Japanese Sperwer
Bulgarian:
Японски / Индийски малък ястреб
Catalan:
esparver menut de flancs rogencs/del Japó
Czech:
krahujec besra/krahujec menší
Danish:
Besra/Japansk Spurvehøg
German:
Triller-/Besrasperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Japonés/Besra
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán japonés/besra
Estonian:
habe-raudkull/ida-raudkull
Finnish:
ruostevarpushaukka/idänvarpushaukka
French:
Épervier besra ou É. du Japon
Croatian:
besra/japanski kobac
Indonesian:
Elang-alap nipon/besra
Japanese (romaji):
tsumi/minamitsumi
Japanese:
ツミ/ミナミツミ
Dutch:
Besrasperwer/Kleine sperwer
Norwegian:
finkehauk/besrahauk
Polish:
krogulec japoński/orientalny
Portuguese (Portugal):
gavião-japonês/gavião-besra
Russian:
Малый/Индийский перепелятник
Slovak:
jastrab japonský/besra
Serbian:
Japanski kobac/kobac besra
Swedish:
tajgahök/besra
Thai:
เหยี่ยวนกเขาพันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น/เหยี่ยวนกกระจอกเล็ก
Turkish:
Japon/besra atmacası
Ukrainian:
Яструб японський/яванський
Chinese:
日本松雀鹰/松雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
日本/松雀鷹
Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk
Afrikaans:
Oostelike/Japanese Sperwer
Bulgarian:
Японски / Индийски малък ястреб
Catalan:
esparver menut de flancs rogencs/del Japó
Czech:
krahujec besra/krahujec menší
Danish:
Besra/Japansk Spurvehøg
German:
Triller-/Besrasperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Japonés/Besra
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán japonés/besra
Estonian:
habe-raudkull/ida-raudkull
Finnish:
ruostevarpushaukka/idänvarpushaukka
French:
Épervier besra ou É. du Japon
Croatian:
besra/japanski kobac
Indonesian:
Elang-alap nipon/besra
Japanese (romaji):
tsumi/minamitsumi
Japanese:
ツミ/ミナミツミ
Dutch:
Besrasperwer/Kleine sperwer
Norwegian:
finkehauk/besrahauk
Polish:
krogulec japoński/orientalny
Portuguese (Portugal):
gavião-japonês/gavião-besra
Russian:
Малый/Индийский перепелятник
Slovak:
jastrab japonský/besra
Serbian:
Japanski kobac/kobac besra
Swedish:
tajgahök/besra
Thai:
เหยี่ยวนกเขาพันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น/เหยี่ยวนกกระจอกเล็ก
Turkish:
Japon/besra atmacası
Ukrainian:
Яструб японський/яванський
Chinese:
日本松雀鹰/松雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
日本/松雀鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Tachyspiza [virgata or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Tachyspiza [virgata or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter [virgatus or gularis]) |
| eBird version 2016: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2017: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2018: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2019: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2021: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2022: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2023: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra ( Accipiter gularis/virgatus) |
| eBird version 2024: Besra/Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Tachyspiza virgata/gularis) |
| eBird version 2025: Besra/Japanese Sparrowhawk ( Tachyspiza virgata/gularis) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tachyspiza [virgata, gularis or rhodogaster]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Oostelike/Japanese Sperwer
Bulgarian: Японски / Индийски малък ястреб
Bengali: বসরা শিকরে
Catalan: Esparver menut de flancs rogencs, esparver menut de flancs rogencs/del Japó
Czech: krahujec besra, krahujec besra/krahujec menší
Danish: Besra, Besra/Japansk Spurvehøg
German: Besrasperber, Triller-/Besrasperber
English: Besra or Japanese Sparrowhawk, Besra/Japanese Sparrowhawk, Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra
[ENAV]: Besra/Japanese Sparrowhawk
English, HBW: Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra
English (IOC): Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra
English (United States): Japanese Sparrowhawk/Besra
Spanish: Gavilán Besra, Gavilán Japonés/Besra
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán Japonés/Besra
Estonian: habe-raudkull, habe-raudkull/ida-raudkull
Finnish: ruostevarpushaukka, ruostevarpushaukka/idänvarpushaukka
French: Épervier besra, Épervier besra ou É. du Japon, Épervier du Japon ou É. besra
French (Guyane): Épervier du Japon ou É. besra
Croatian: besra/japanski kobac
Hungarian: besra karvaly
Indonesian: Elangalap Besra, Elang-alap nipon/besra
Italian: Besra
Japanese (romaji): minamitsumi, tsumi/minamitsumi
Japanese: ツミ/ミナミツミ, ミナミツミ
Japanese (Kanji): 南雀鷂
Scientific: Accipiter [virgatus or gularis], Accipiter gularis/virgatus, Accipiter virgatus, Accipiter virgatus virgatus, Falco virgatus, Tachyspiza [virgata or gularis], Tachyspiza virgata, Tachyspiza virgata/gularis
Lithuanian: Margasis paukštvanagis
Malay: Helang Sewah Besra
Dutch: Besrasperwer, Besrasperwer/Kleine sperwer
Norwegian: Besrahauk, finkehauk/besrahauk
Polish: krogulec japoński/orientalny, krogulec orientalny
Pinyin: sōng-què-yīng
Portuguese: Gavião-besra
Portuguese (Portugal): gavião-japonês/gavião-besra
Russian: Малый перепелятник, Малый/Индийский перепелятник
Slovak: jastrab besra, jastrab japonský/besra
Serbian: Japanski kobac/kobac besra
Swedish: besra, tajgahök/besra
Tamil: Chinna Valluru
Thai: เหยี่ยวนกเขาพันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น/เหยี่ยวนกกระจอกเล็ก, เหยี่ยวนกกระจอกเล็ก
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw nók krà-còaak lék
Turkish: Japon/besra atmacası
Ukrainian: Яструб яванський, Яструб японський/яванський
Vietnamese: Ưng bụng hung
Chinese: 日本松雀鹰/松雀鹰, 松雀鹰
[ZHHK]: 松雀鷹/日本松雀鷹
Chinese (Traditional): 日本/松雀鷹, 松雀鷹
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 松雀鷹
Chinese (Taiwan): 松雀鹰
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