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This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Sparrowhawk (disambiguation).

Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the subfamily Accipitrinae. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to Accipiter nisus, now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a "sparrow hawk".

Sparrowhawk species include:

Common name Scientific Range
Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk Aerospiza castanilius Africa
Collared sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephalus Australia
Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Europe/Asia
Chinese sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis Asia
Spot-tailed sparrowhawk Tachyspiza trinotatus Indonesia
Japanese sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis Japan
Levant sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes Africa Europe Asia
Little sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minullus Africa
Madagascar sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis Madagascar
New Britain sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brachyurus Papua New Guinea
Nicobar sparrowhawk Tachyspiza butleri Nicobar Islands
Ovampo sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Sub-saharan Africa
Black sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus Sub-saharan Africa
Red-thighed sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythropus Africa
Rufous-chested sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris Sub-saharan Africa
Rufous-necked sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythrauchen Maluku Islands
Slaty-mantled sparrowhawk Tachyspiza luteoschistaceus Papua New Guinea
Dwarf sparrowhawk Tachyspiza nanus Sulawesi
Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk Tachyspiza rhodogaster Sulawesi
Frances's sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesii Madagascar
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