Accipiter cirrocephalus

Collared Sparrowhawk at Tathra, NSW

Accipiter cirrocephalus at Tathra, NSW - 18 Apr 2020
Accipiter cirrocephalus at Tathra, NSW - 18 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus 18 Apr 2020 Suzhop
Unidentified 18 Apr 2020 Suzhop

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User's notes

Yellow eyed predatory bird with a brownish ring around neck area looking for prey in our garden. I believe it to be a Collared Sparrow hawk.

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JackieMiles wrote:
   23 Apr 2020
I'm pretty sure you are right. Brown Goshawk is very similar, and the size range of the two species overlaps (smaller male goshawk is similar to larger female sparrowhawk). Your photos unfortunately exclude the tip of the tail which is supposed to be square in Sparrowhawk and rounded in goshawk. I'm going on the blue bit between the eye and the beak wrapping around onto the top of the beak, which is shown as a sparrowhawk feature in the CSIRO field guide. Also in your 2nd photo the legs look slender, not stout as in goshawk. But next time, get the tail in the shot!

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 18 Apr 2020 05:32 PM Recorded on
  • Suzhop Recorded by

Species information

  • Accipiter cirrocephalus Scientific name
  • Collared Sparrowhawk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 814.48m Recorded at altitude
  • 208 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus
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