Tachyspiza cirrocephala

Collared Sparrowhawk at Tarago, NSW

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Tachyspiza cirrocephala Liam.m 6 Mar 2025
Tachyspiza fasciata MatthewFrawley 20 Feb 2025
Falco berigora DrDJDavidJ 20 Feb 2025

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2 comments

   20 Feb 2025
I think this one is a juvenile hawk, possibly a Brown Goshawk with the heavy brow ridge, but we'll see what the other bird moderators think.
   21 Feb 2025
Thanks, as I kept looking I was coming round to that answer too. I'm terrible with id'ing birds of prey.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 20 Feb 2025 12:02 AM Recorded on
  • DrDJDavidJ Recorded by

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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
  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus

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Quality score 2 / 7
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