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Raptors

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza gularis

Winter visitor + passage migrantMedium timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalSep 26
PeakSep 26
Regular departureOct 17
Prime windowSep 26 – Oct 10

Habitat

Primary
Forest edge / wooded migration corridor
Secondary
Ridges, gardens and open woodland
Elevation
Lowland–montane

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Doi Suthep–Pui / forest edge (opportunistic)
~10–25 kmMedium-Low confidence

Where to look

  1. Doi Lang
  2. Chiang Dao paddies
  3. Tha Ton / Mae Kok River
  4. Doi Inthanon National Park
  5. Fang Hot Springs

Prime window marks the stronger detected pulse; a second migration pulse may occur.

Evidence & sources

1 checklist/site-confirmed; 0 named district/range records; remaining slots use habitat + project public-hotspot evidence.

Biological/status source