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".
Sparrowhawk species include:
| Common name | Scientific | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk | Aerospiza castanilius | Africa | |
| Collared sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza cirrocephalus | Australia | |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | Europe/Asia | |
| Chinese sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza soloensis | Asia | |
| Spot-tailed sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza trinotatus | Indonesia | |
| Japanese sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza gularis | Japan | |
| Levant sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza brevipes | Africa Europe Asia | |
| Little sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus | Africa | |
| Madagascar sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | Madagascar | |
| New Britain sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza brachyurus | Papua New Guinea | |
| Nicobar sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza butleri | Nicobar Islands | |
| Ovampo sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | Sub-saharan Africa | |
| Black sparrowhawk | Astur melanoleucus | Sub-saharan Africa | |
| Red-thighed sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza erythropus | Africa | |
| Rufous-chested sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris | Sub-saharan Africa | |
| Rufous-necked sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza erythrauchen | Maluku Islands | |
| Slaty-mantled sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza luteoschistaceus | Papua New Guinea | |
| Dwarf sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza nanus | Sulawesi | |
| Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza rhodogaster | Sulawesi | |
| Frances's sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza francesii | Madagascar |