Accipiter cirrocephalus

Collared Sparrowhawk at Jacka, ACT

Accipiter cirrocephalus at Jacka, ACT - 24 Jun 2020
Accipiter cirrocephalus at Jacka, ACT - 24 Jun 2020
Accipiter cirrocephalus at Jacka, ACT - 24 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Accipiter cirrocephalus 26 Jun 2020 natureguy
Accipiter cirrocephalus 25 Jun 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 24 Jun 2020 Allilt

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User's notes

Not great pictures, no idea what type of bird but have seen before about 12 months ago in same location

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Allilt wrote:
   25 Jun 2020
I’ve been looking at other photos for reference today and I believe that a it is collared sparrowhawk. Hopefully I will see once again sometime soon
natureguy wrote:
   26 Jun 2020
Yes I also agree with Sparrowhawk. The square tail in photo 1 helps to differentiate from the similar Brown Goshawk (which has a rounded tail).

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 24 Jun 2020 03:30 PM Recorded on
  • Allilt Recorded by

Species information

  • Accipiter cirrocephalus Scientific name
  • Collared Sparrowhawk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 814.48m Recorded at altitude
  • 210 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus
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