Japanese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza gularis, Cắt Nhật Bản)
Other names: the Japanese lesser, Asiatic, or Eastern sparrowhawk.
Formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.
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.
This bird species breeds in parts of Russia, Korea, Japan, and China and winters in Southeast Asia.
Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The name Tachyspiza: combination of the Ancient Greek takhus meaning "fast" with spizias meaning "hawk".
The specific epithet gularis is Modern Latin meaning "of the throat" or "throated".