Sparrowhawk ID, Eocheong Island, South Korea, 8/10/21 (1 Viewer)

[sandwich311]

Hi everyone,
I'm struggling with this poor picture of a sparrowhawk. Only this photo as it passed quickly. Is it Japanese, Chinese or Eurasian? They are the ones that come to these areas.
Thanks for your help.
Rob

 

[Grahame Walbridge]

Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk Rob. Chinese has dark wing tips, unmarked underwing coverts and a more pointed wing with typically only 4 obvious fingers while Eurasian has completely different underpart markings, 6 fingers and a much longer tail.

Grahame

 

[sandwich311]

Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk Rob. Chinese has dark wing tips, unmarked underwing coverts and a more pointed wing with typically only 4 obvious fingers while Eurasian has completely different underpart markings, 6 fingers and a much longer tail.

Grahame

Thanks again Grahame, that's a lifer for me

 

[sandwich311]

Thanks again Grahame, that's a lifer for me

Would this also be a Japanese Sparrowhawk? I saw it an hour later in the same area.

 

[johnallcock]

Would this also be a Japanese Sparrowhawk? I saw it an hour later in the same area.

Yes, another Japanese