Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk - BirdForum Opus

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(Sub)species ceramensis, "Seram Sparrowhawk"
Photo by James Eaton
Manusela, Seram, Indonesia, January 2011

Includes: Halmahera Sparrowhawk, Seram Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza erythrauchen

Accipiter erythrauchen

Distribution

Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in Tachyspiza.

Reference [2] notes that the taxon is sometimes split into 2 species: "Halmahera Sparrowhawk", A. erythrauchen (ssp. erythrauchen), and "Seram Sparrowhawk", A. ceramensis (ceramensis)

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

• T. e. erythrauchen: "Halmahera Sparrowhawk"

• Morotai, Halmahera, Bacan and Obi (Moluccas)

• T. e. ceramensis: "Seram Sparrowhawk"

• Buru, Ambon and Seram (Molucccas)

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-necked_Sparrowhawk

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