Tachyspiza cirrocephala

2 Collared Sparrowhawk at Hughes, ACT

Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Hughes, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Hughes, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Hughes, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Hughes, ACT - 27 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Tachyspiza cirrocephala 27 Oct 2020 natureguy
Tachyspiza cirrocephala 27 Oct 2020 natureguy
Unidentified 27 Oct 2020 LisaH

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User's notes

I heard the chirruping call, and looked up to see this bird of prey. I'm guessing it's the local brown goshawk?

2 comments

natureguy wrote:
   27 Oct 2020
Square tail = sparrowhawk.
LisaH wrote:
   27 Oct 2020
Thank you.

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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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