General Description
Upper body, tail and head brown-grey; underparts red-brown with narrow white stripes. Legs thin and yellow, tail square at tip. Females are larger than the males. Young birds have dark brown underparts with white streaks. Body up to 40 cm long.
Biology
Collared Sparrowhawks are solitary birds, living alone.
Distribution
Mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Woodlands and forests, also in towns.
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Brief Id
Square edge on tail, striped underparts, wings horizontal when gliding.
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Colours
Brown, White, Grey
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Diet
Carnivore
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Trade restrictions (Appendix II), FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least concern
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
Collared Sparrowhawk
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Species Name
cirrocephalus
