Tachyspiza cirrocephala

Collared Sparrowhawk at Amaroo, ACT

Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Amaroo, ACT - 5 May 2019
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Amaroo, ACT - 5 May 2019
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Amaroo, ACT - 5 May 2019
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Amaroo, ACT - 5 May 2019
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Identification history

Tachyspiza cirrocephala 8 May 2019 natureguy
Tachyspiza cirrocephala 21 Apr 2019 davobj
Hieraaetus morphnoides 20 Apr 2019 davobj

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User's notes

the bird was being harassed by many cockatoos which kept up for a long distance (out of sight) Came out of the Nature Reserve Mulligans Flat over large dam. Known Hobby area.?? Maybe Early morning low light sorry for quality. 5/5/19 Another long distance sighting today (PIC 4) Same area similar profile.

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natureguy wrote:
   9 May 2019
Confirmed on the basis of pic 2, which shows barring of juvenile accipiter. Square tail indicates this species.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Tachyspiza cirrocephala Scientific name
  • Collared Sparrowhawk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 814.48m Recorded at altitude
  • 240 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus
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