Tachyspiza cirrocephala
Collared Sparrowhawk at Undefined Area
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| Tachyspiza cirrocephala | ChrisAllen | 7 Feb 2021 | |
| Tachyspiza cirrocephala | KylieWaldon | 7 Feb 2021 |
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Pretty sure this is an immature Collared Sparrowhawk. There is a breeding pair over between Wodonga TAFE and Latrobe University near University Drive. I saw it last Monday night after the pouring rain but thought it was a falcon, so returned this morning with camera to try my luck. Mud larks were suddenly in uproar; and here it was; doing a fly over though very much looking at the ground and hunting. lucky me.
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7 Feb 2021
Hi Kylie, its so tricky to pick between the Collared Sparrowhawks and the Brown Goshawks. Without a frame of reference for size the only reason I could identify it was the range of photos showing the tail feather. The square tail is a good indicator for a Collared Sparrowhawk, did you identify this in the field or after looking at your images?
Location information
- Coordinates 146.870589-36.120263
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2021 10:15 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon 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
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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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