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The Chinese sparrowhawk was formally described in 1821 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield under the binomial name Falco soloensis. Horsfield designated the type locality as the Solo River, on the Indonesian island of Java. [2] [3] This species was formerly placed in the large and diverse genus Accipiter.
The genus Tachyspiza was introduced in 1844 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup with Falco soloensis Horsfield (Chinese sparrowhawk) as the type species. [1] The name combines the Ancient Greek ταχυς (takhus) meaning "fast" with σπιζιας (spizias) meaning "hawk".
Nicobar sparrowhawk: Accipitridae: Tachyspiza butleri (Gurney, JH Jr, 1898) 128 Levant sparrowhawk: Accipitridae: Tachyspiza brevipes (Severtsov, 1850) 129 Chinese sparrowhawk: Accipitridae: Tachyspiza soloensis (Horsfield, 1821) 130 Frances's sparrowhawk: Accipitridae: Tachyspiza francesiae Smith, A, 1834: 131 Spot-tailed sparrowhawk: Accipitridae
Chinese poster reading "Exterminate The Four Pests", 1958. The Four Evils campaign (Chinese: 除 四 害; pinyin: Chú Sì Hài) was one of the first campaigns of the Great Leap Forward in Maoist China from 1958 to 1962. Authorities targeted four "pests" for elimination: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows.
But the red-tail's signature crimson tail feathers help awaken our life's passion and purpose. Cooper's Hawk. Living in woodlands, this hawk is known for agility darting between trees. Cooper's ...
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 Chinese dragon differs from the European dragon figure, according to the Chinese Language Institute (CLI). Some key differences: Some key differences: The Chinese dragon breathes clouds or ...
The Chinese sparrowhawk is somewhat similar in appearance but has swollen bright orange ceres and yellow legs with the wing tips entirely black. [11] [12] Subspecies cenchroides is larger and paler and found in Turkestan, Afghanistan and eastern Iran.