Tachyspiza cirrocephala

Collared Sparrowhawk at Wodonga, VIC

Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Wodonga, VIC - 1 Apr 2023 08:49 AM
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Wodonga, VIC - 1 Apr 2023 08:49 AM
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Wodonga, VIC - 1 Apr 2023 08:49 AM
Tachyspiza cirrocephala at Wodonga, VIC - 1 Apr 2023 08:49 AM
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Identification history

Tachyspiza cirrocephala 2 Apr 2023 Darcy
Tachyspiza cirrocephala 1 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Tachyspiza fasciata/cirrocephala 1 Apr 2023 KylieWaldon

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I saw two fly in towards the dead tree and were set upon by galahs, magpies, currawongs, mudlarks, and eventually ravens to see the sun. I moved to a better position and got these photos. At one point one of the birds was so harrassed it took shelter just over my head in the trees! However a little later on one bird of this colouring spent a great effort hunting out magpies and ravens. Very un-sparrowhawk like - but it did have that other bird with it.

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  • Tachyspiza cirrocephala Scientific name
  • Collared Sparrowhawk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 814.48m Recorded at altitude
  • 252 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus

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