Tachyspiza cirrocephala

4 Collared Sparrowhawk at Paddys River, ACT

Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Paddys River, ACT - 6 Nov 2019
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Paddys River, ACT - 6 Nov 2019
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Paddys River, ACT - 6 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Tachyspiza cirrocephala 7 Nov 2019 natureguy
Tachyspiza cirrocephala 6 Nov 2019 Marthijn

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Quite small, so probably a collared sparrowhawk.

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natureguy wrote:
   7 Nov 2019
The tail in the last picture looks more square than round and the middle toe is very long and also seems to be staring rather than frowning. So Sparrowhawk looks good.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Nov 2019 10:47 AM Recorded on
  • Marthijn Recorded by

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
  • 236 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus
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