Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus) - HBW 2, p. 157

French: Épervier à collier roux German: Sydneysperber Spanish: Gavilán Acollarado
Other common names: Australian Sparrowhawk

Taxonomy: Sparvius cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1817, New Holland = New South Wales.
Forms superspecies with A. brachyurus, A. erythrauchen and perhaps A. rhodogaster. Birds of N Australia sometimes recognized as race quaesitandus, but doubtfully valid. Emendation of original spelling to cirrhocephalus is not justified. Three subspecies normally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • papuanus (Rothschild & Hartert, 1913) - New Guinea, W Papuan Is, Aru Is.
  • rosselianus Mayr, 1940 - Rossel I (Louisiade Archipelago).
  • cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1817) - Australia, Tasmania.

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