Tachyspiza

Tachyspiza
Chinese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza soloensis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Accipitrinae
Genus:	Tachyspiza Kaup, 1844
Type species
Falco soloensis Horsfield, 1821

Tachyspiza is a genus containing goshawks and sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae. The species were formerly placed in the 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".^[2]

Species now placed in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Accipiter. Molecular phylogenetic studies found that Accipiter was polyphyletic and in the subsequent rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, the genus Tachyspiza was resurrected to contain 27 species that were previously placed in Accipiter.^[3][4]

The genus contains 27 species:^[4]

• Shikra, Tachyspiza badia – west and central Africa
• Nicobar sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza butleri – Nicobar Islands
• Levant sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza brevipes – breeds southeast Europe to west Kazakhstan; winters in central Africa
• Chinese sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza soloensis – breeds east Siberia, Korean Peninsula and China; winters south China and Taiwan through Philippines and Indonesian archipelago to Maluku Islands
• Frances's sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza francesiae – Comoros (except Mohéli) and Madagascar
• Spot-tailed sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza trinotata – Sulawesi
• Grey goshawk, Tachyspiza novaehollandiae – north, east Australia
• Variable goshawk, Tachyspiza hiogaster – Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands
• Brown goshawk, Tachyspiza fasciata – Australia
• Black-mantled goshawk, Tachyspiza melanochlamys – montane New Guinea
• Pied goshawk, Tachyspiza albogularis – Solomon Islands
• White-bellied goshawk, Tachyspiza haplochroa – Grande Terre (New Caledonia)
• Fiji goshawk, Tachyspiza rufitorques – Fiji
• Moluccan goshawk, Tachyspiza henicogramma – north Moluccas
• Slaty-mantled goshawk, Tachyspiza luteoschistacea – southeast Bismarck Archipelago
• Imitator goshawk, Tachyspiza imitator – north, east Solomon Islands
• Grey-headed goshawk, Tachyspiza poliocephala – New Guinea
• New Britain goshawk, Tachyspiza princeps – New Britain
• Red-thighed sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza erythropus – west, west-central Africa
• Little sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza minulla – south, south-central, east Africa
• Japanese sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza gularis – breeds east Palearctic; winters Southeast Asia
• Besra, Tachyspiza virgata – south, southeast Asia
• Dwarf sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza nanus – Sulawesi
• Rufous-necked sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza erythrauchen – Moluccas
• Collared sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza cirrocephala – New Guinea and Australia
• New Britain sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza brachyura – New Britain and New Ireland
• Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza rhodogaster – Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula Islands

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Genera of eagles, condors and their extinct allies

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Clade: Telluraves
• Clade: Accipitrimorphae

Accipitrimorphae
Cathartiformes incertae sedis †Parasarcoramphus †Teratornithidae Aiolornis Argentavis Cathartornis Oscaravis Taubatornis Teratornis Cathartidae †Aizenogyps †Brasilogyps †Breagyps Cathartes †Cathartidarum Coragyps †Diatropornis †Dryornis †Geronogyps Gymnogyps †Hadrogyps †Kuntur †Pampagyps †Phasmagyps †Perugyps †Pleistovultur †Pliogyps Sarcoramphus Vultur †Wingegyps Accipitriformes See below ↓

Accipitriformes

†Horusornithidae Horusornis Pandionidae Pandion Sagittariidae †Amanuensis †Amphiserpentarius †Pelargopappus Sagittarius Accipitridae incertae sedis †Amplibuteo †Aquilavus †Apatosagittarius †Aviraptor †"Cruschedula"? †Dynatoaetus †Gigantohierax †Gobihierax †Milvoides †Mioaegypius †Miohierax †Necrastur †Palaeohierax †Palaeastur †Palaeocircus †Palaeoplancus †"Palaetus" †Pengana †Proictinia †Promilio †Qiluornis †Titanohierax †Vinchinavis Aegypiinae Aegypius †Cryptogyps †Gansugyps Gyps Necrosyrtes Sarcogyps Torgos Trigonoceps Accipitrinae Accipiter Erythrotriorchis Megatriorchis Aquilinae Aquila Clanga Hieraaetus Ictinaetus Lophaetus Lophotriorchis Nisaetus Polemaetus Spizaetus Stephanoaetus †Archaehieraxinae Archaehierax Buteoninae †Bermuteo †Garganoaetus Buteonini Busarellus Butastur Buteo Buteogallus Cryptoleucopteryx Geranoaetus Geranospiza Helicolestes Ictinia Leucopternis Morphnarchus Parabuteo Pseudastur Rostrhamus Rupornis Milvini Haliastur Milvus Circaetinae Circaetus Dryotriorchis Eutriorchis Pithecophaga Spilornis Terathopius Circinae Circus Elaninae Chelictinia Elanus Gampsonyx Gypaetinae †Anchigyps †Arikarornis Gypaetus Gypohierax †Mioneophron †Neogyps Neophron †Neophrontops †Palaeoborus Polyboroides Haliaeetinae Haliaeetus Icthyophaga Harpaginae Harpagus Kaupifalco Microspizias Harpiinae Harpia Harpyopsis Macheiramphus Morphnus Lophospizinae Lophospiza Melieraxinae Melierax Micronisus Urotriorchis Perninae Aviceda Chondrohierax Elanoides Eutriorchis Hamirostra Henicopernis Leptodon Lophoictinia Pernis