Tachyspiza cirrocephala

11 Collared Sparrowhawk at Tennent, ACT

Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Tennent, ACT - 10 Jun 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Tennent, ACT - 10 Jun 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Tennent, ACT - 10 Jun 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Tennent, ACT - 10 Jun 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Tennent, ACT - 10 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Tachyspiza cirrocephala 14 Jun 2020 natureguy
Tachyspiza cirrocephala 11 Jun 2020 RodDeb

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This Collared Sparrowhawk caught a Magpie Lark mid-flight slammed it down in the water then flew off with it but lost it and the Magpie Lark flew off. The Collared Sparrowhawk sulked in a nearby tree for a few seconds before flying off. All happened so fast.

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   12 Jun 2020
Great sequence of photos and a great escape for the magpie-lark.
unknown2020a wrote:
   12 Jun 2020
Great Photography! @RodDeb
RodDeb wrote:
   12 Jun 2020
Thank you Matthew and SamCol

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  • 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
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  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus

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