Tachyspiza cirrocephala

5 Collared Sparrowhawk at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Tachyspiza cirrocephala	6 Aug 2020	ChrisAllen
	Tachyspiza cirrocephala	6 Aug 2020	Michelleco

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8 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

6 Aug 2020

Fantastic photo

Michelleco wrote:

6 Aug 2020

A gruesome scene! Hard to watch, and hard to look away.

MatthewFrawley wrote:

8 Aug 2020

Were you able to make out the identity of the victim?

Michelleco wrote:

8 Aug 2020

Hi Matthew - yes, young Starling.

LizetteSalmon wrote:

11 Aug 2020

Was this in your garden, Michelle?

LizetteSalmon wrote:

11 Aug 2020

Was this in your garden, Michelle?

Michelleco wrote:

11 Aug 2020

Hi Lizette - yes in the front garden.

LizetteSalmon wrote:

11 Aug 2020

Goodness gracious, what a discovery. Very lucky you had a camera/phone nearby (or perhaps it was your talented photographer husband). I saw my first collared sparrowhawk recently (in Baranduda) - but it was up in a tree, not at my feet!

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
3 Dec 2019 07:35 PM Recorded on
Michelleco Recorded by
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Featured Michelleco Albury, Wodonga 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
Synonyms
Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus

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