Tachyspiza cirrocephala
2 Collared Sparrowhawk at Braidwood, NSW
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| Tachyspiza cirrocephala | natureguy | 10 Oct 2023 | |
| Tachyspiza fasciata | CarbonAI | 10 Oct 2023 | |
| Tachyspiza cirrocephala | MatthewFrawley | 10 Oct 2023 |
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Walked into yard to be confronted with a raucous noise which turned out to be the dying sounds of what looked like a Common Starling, which was in the clutches of this hawk and which the hawk proceeded to devour!
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10 Oct 2023
Guessed Collared Sparrowhawk from the size, it was quite slender and smallish.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792090-35.454542
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Oct 2023 05:36 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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- 72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tachyspiza cirrocephala Birds of prey Birds
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
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Synonyms
Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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