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Photo by Megan Perkins
Nallan Station, Western Australia, Australia, November 2007

Tachyspiza cirrocephala

Accipiter cirrocephalus

Identification

Length 30-40cm (12-16in.) Wingspan 55-80cm (21.5-31.5in). Females larger
Grey upper body with chestnut half collar; gray chin, but rest of underbody from chest to tail is finely barred in rufous and white. Long, thin yellow legs. Very long middle toe.

Distribution

Widespread and common throughout Australia and New Guinea in appropriate habitat.

Taxonomy

The scientific name is also spelled cirrhocephalus. ^[2],[3]

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo by Weiss1
Yarraville Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 2009

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

A. c. papuanus:

New Guinea, western Papuan islands and Aru Islands

A. c. cirrocephalus:

Australia and Tasmania

Habitat

Forests and fields.

Behaviour

Diet

Expert and fast flyer that typically takes its prey (mostly small birds) in flight.

Breeding

Its flat nest is built from twigs and sticks, lined with fresh leaves. The female incubates, and broods the young.

References

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/
Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Avibase
Birds in Backyards

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Collared Sparrowhawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Sparrowhawk

External Links

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-[[Image:Collared_Sparrowhawk.jpg|thumb|580px|right|Photo by Tanny]]
+;[[:Category:Tachyspiza|Tachyspiza]] cirrocephala
+''Accipiter cirrocephalus''
 ==Identification==
+Length 30-40cm (12-16in.)  Wingspan 55-80cm (21.5-31.5in).  Females larger<br />
+Grey upper body with chestnut half collar; gray chin, but rest of underbody from chest to tail is finely barred in rufous and white.  Long, thin yellow legs. Very long middle toe.
 ==Distribution==
+Widespread and common throughout [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]] in appropriate habitat.
-Throughout Australia
 ==Taxonomy==
-'''Kingdom''': Animalia-> '''Phylum''': Chordata-> '''Class''': Aves -> '''Order''': Falconiformes-> '''Family''': Accipitridae-> '''Genus''': Accipiter -> '''Species''': ''A. cirrocephalus
+The scientific name is also spelled ''cirr'''h'''ocephalus''.
+<sup>[[#References|[2]]],[[#References|[3]]]</sup>
+====Subspecies====
+[[Image:Sparrowhawk111.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Weiss1|Weiss1}}<br />Yarraville Gardens, Melbourne, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], March 2009]]
+Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
+*''A. c. papuanus'':
+:*[[New Guinea]], western [[West Papua|Papuan]] islands and Aru Islands
+*''A. c. cirrocephalus'':
+:*[[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]]
 ==Habitat==
+Forests and fields.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
+Expert and fast flyer that typically takes its prey (mostly small birds) in flight.
+====Breeding====
+Its flat nest is built from twigs and sticks, lined with fresh leaves. The female incubates, and broods the young.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V12.2}}#Avibase
+#Birds in Backyards
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
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