Tachyspiza fasciata
1 Brown Goshawk at Budawang, NSW
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| Tachyspiza fasciata | natureguy | 22 Nov 2020 | |
| Tachyspiza fasciata | Illilanga | 16 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 15 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
We watched this bird fly into a copse of trees where there were many birds, then heard a lot of angry noise, and watched it then fly out, very fast, being attacked by noisy minors. A gruesome shopping trip (in my sappy view). We saw the trip had been successful when examining the photos.
2 comments
16 Nov 2020
Looks like a Brown Goshawk or Sparrowhawk. I suggest Brown Goshawk as photo 2 shows the more rounded tail and photo 3 has more of the shape/colour I would expect from a Brown Goshawk. Amazing what these birds will attack. I was lucky enough to have one hunt less that 10m away from me - prey of choice - Choughs!
16 Nov 2020
Thank you. Wow - choughs! At the same time, I feel a bit sad, because choughs warm my heart. Somehow, I have to throw away my human sensitivity when it comes to hunter and hunted. On another note -we were amazed by how fast, and how far, this bird flew.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.964112-35.437195
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Budawang, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2020 01:10 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Species information
- Tachyspiza fasciata Scientific name
- Brown Goshawk Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1325m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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