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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An immature perched and calling in a tree Locality Waikerie, South Australia, Australia (ssp cirrocephalus)
Peter Waanders 31 January 2003 8 years ago 52 sec 3.9 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp cirrocephalus)
Tom Tarrant 31 August 1998 6 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A bird perched on a tree Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp cirrocephalus)
Tom Tarrant 31 October 1994 7 years ago 25 sec 3.4 -
An adult perched on a branch with a prey and flying away, and a juvenile perched on a branch Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp cirrocephalus)
Tom Tarrant 31 August 1998 6 years ago 28 sec 3.3
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Male Perched
Locality Western Australia, Australia
Chris and Megan Perkins 13 November 2007 3 years ago 4.6 -
Juvenile collared sparrowhawk.
Locality Wanniassa, South Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 7 July 2009 1 year ago 4.1 -
Mature female eating avian prey on a branch
Locality Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp cirrocephalus)
Ben Bloedorn 16 December 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Female in immature plumage standing on a perch.
Locality Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp Cirrocephalus)
Ben Bloedorn 23 November 2008 3 years ago 3.3 -
Perched in a tree
Locality Kuranda, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 1 August 2009 1 year ago 3.1
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