Southern Brown Goshawk Juvenile, Back | Australian Collared Sparrowhawk Adult Head | |||||
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| Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | |||||||||||||||
| Order: | Birds of Prey (Falconiformes) | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Eagle & Hawk (Accipitridae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||||
| Species: | Southern Brown Goshawk (Accipiter (Leucospiza) fasciatus ssp fasciatus)| This Photo: | 🔍Adult, Flying🔎 | Synonyms: | Tachyspiza fasciata or Tachyspiza fasciata ssp fasciata | Thank you Sam Gordon, Bradley W. Jones & Terra Occ for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere Very similar to the Collared Sparrowhawk, but has a heavier brow; making it look as thought it's frowning. Thanks to Sam for spotting our error with the Adult Goshawk in flight. We thought this was a Collared Sparrow-hawk. Similar Species: Australian Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus ssp cirrocephalus)
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