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", although it is not closely related.
Sparrowhawk species include: Common name Scientific Range Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk Aerospiza castanilius Africa Collared sparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephalusAustralia Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisusEurope/Asia Chinese sparrowhawkTachyspiza soloensisAsia Spot-tailed sparrowhawk Tachyspiza trinotatusIndonesiaJapanese sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis JapanLevant sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes Africa Europe Asia Little sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minullus Africa Madagascar sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis Madagascar New Britain sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brachyurus Papua New GuineaNicobar sparrowhawkTachyspiza butleri Nicobar IslandsOvambo sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Sub-saharan AfricaBlack sparrowhawkAstur melanoleucus Sub-saharan AfricaRed-thighed sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythropus AfricaRufous-chested sparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris Sub-saharan Africa Rufous-necked sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythrauchen Maluku IslandsSlaty-mantled sparrowhawk Tachyspiza luteoschistaceus Papua New GuineaDwarf sparrowhawkTachyspiza nanus SulawesiVinous-breasted sparrowhawk Tachyspiza rhodogaster SulawesiFrances's sparrowhawkTachyspiza francesii Madagascar