Tachyspiza fasciata

2 Brown Goshawk at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

Tachyspiza fasciata	27 Nov 2021	Liam.m
Tachyspiza cirrocephala	13 Aug 2020	ChrisAllen
Tachyspiza cirrocephala	13 Aug 2020	Michelleco

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Collared Sparrowhawk with the evidence of it's prey, a Crested pigeon, on it's talons. It dropped the dead pigeon from the tree, a Casuarina, and another Collared Sparrowhawk flew in.

5 comments

ChrisAllen wrote:

27 Nov 2021

@Liam.m what makes you think it's a brown goshawk instead of a collared sparrow?

Liam.m wrote:

29 Nov 2021

I just don't really get a sparrowhawk vibe from this image. The head shape is wrong for sparrowhawk, and it has more of a 'frown' than the 'glare' typical of sparrowhawks. The build is just a better fit for Goshawk. Tachyspiza fasciata (Brown Goshawk) This bird is definitely a Goshawk too, so the fact that they were together suggests Goshawk. (sorry for the delayed reply)

ChrisAllen wrote:

29 Nov 2021

I was going off the size of the other bird, being similar to the crested pigeon in size and Michelle's identification from the sighting. They are hard species to pick between without seeing them first hand.

Liam.m wrote:

29 Nov 2021

They can be, but I’m confident they’re goshawks. @natureguy opinion please.

natureguy wrote:

30 Nov 2021

I agree with Liam's comments - glaring facial expression as opposed to stare of Sparrowhawk, also tail seems rounded not square though I can't see this super well. The middle toe is also not noticeably longer that would be typical in Sparrowhawk. Male Goshawks can also be quite small, well within the size overlap between the larger female Sparrowhawk.

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At least 1 Abundance
13 Aug 2020 12:09 PM Recorded on
Michelleco Recorded by
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Birds Birds of prey Michelleco Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

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Tachyspiza fasciata Scientific name
Brown Goshawk Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1079.69m Recorded at altitude
400 images trained Machine learning

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