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Collared Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza cirrocephala (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The collared sparrowhawk is a small, slim bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. As its name implies the collared sparrowhawk is a specialist in hunting small birds. It is characterised by its slight brow ridges and slender feet. The last segment of their middle toe projects beyond the claws of the other toes. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Tachyspiza
Scientific:
  Tachyspiza cirrocephala


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 10 p.329

Protonym:
  Sparvius cirrocephalus

Type locality:
  New Holland = New South Wales, fide Mathews, 1912, Novit. Zool., 18, p. 246.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60111#page/348/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  21957C9584734C7A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-21957C95

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/21957C95


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175315

Geographic range:

  • Tachyspiza cirrocephala [cirrocephala or papuana]: New Guinea and Australia
  • Tachyspiza cirrocephala cirrocephala: Australia including Tasmania
  • Tachyspiza cirrocephala papuana: New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea) and Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
  • Tachyspiza cirrocephala rosseliana: Rossel (Louisiade Archipelago, off southeastern New Guinea)
English:
Collared Sparrowhawk
Catalan:
Esparver australià
Czech:
krahujec rudolímcový
Danish:
Australsk Spurvehøg
German:
Halsringsperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Acollarado
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán Acollarado
Finnish:
ruosteniskahaukka
French:
Épervier à collier roux
Hungarian:
eukaliptusz karvaly
Icelandic:
Hringhaukur
Italian:
Sparviere dal collare
Japanese (romaji):
akaeritsumi
Japanese:
アカエリツミ
Lithuanian:
Apykaklėtasis vanagas
Dutch:
Grijskopsperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eukalyptushauk
Norwegian:
Eukalyptushauk
Polish:
krogulec obrożny
Portuguese:
Gavião-de-colar
Portuguese (Portugal):
gavião-de-colar
Russian:
Ошейниковый перепелятник
Slovak:
jastrab goliernatý
Swedish:
australisk sparvhök
Ukrainian:
Яструб австралійський
Chinese:
领雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
領雀鷹


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Épervier à collier roux ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Épervier à collier roux ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Collared Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus)
Clements 4th edition:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrhocephalus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Accipiter cirrhocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Accipiter cirrhocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Accipiter cirrhocephalus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Collared Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter cirrocephalus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter cirrocephalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter cirrocephalus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tachyspiza [novaehollandiae, fasciata, hiogaster, pulchella or cirrocephala] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Esparver australià
Czech: Krahujec rudolímcový
Danish: Australsk Spurvehøg
German: Halsringsperber, Sydneysperber
English: Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk, Australian Collared Sparrowhawk, Australian Sparrowhawk, Chickenhawk, Collared Goshawk, Collared Sparrow Hawk, Collared Sparrowhawk, Little Hawk
English, HBW: Collared Sparrowhawk
English (IOC): Collared Sparrowhawk
English (United States): Collared Sparrowhawk
Esperanto: Brunkola akcipitro
Spanish: Azor Chico Acollarado, Gavilán Acollarado
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán Acollarado
Spanish (HBW): Collared Sparrowhawk
Estonian: kaelus-raudkull
Finnish: Ruosteniskahaukka
French: Autour à collier, Épervier à collier roux
Hungarian: eukaliptusz karvaly
Indonesian: Elangalap Kalung, Elang-alap kalung
Icelandic: Hringhaukur
Italian: Sparviere dal collare, Sparviero dal collare australiano
Japanese (romaji): akaeritsumi
Japanese: アカエリツミ
Scientific: Accipiter cirrhocephalus, Accipiter cirrocephalus, Accipiter cirrocephalus cirrocephalus, Falco torquatus, Sparvius cirrocephalus
Lithuanian: Apykaklėtasis vanagas
Dutch: Grijskopsperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eukalyptushauk
Norwegian: Eukalyptushauk
Polish: krogulec obrozny, krogulec obrożny
Portuguese: Gavião-de-colar
Portuguese (Portugal): gavião-de-colar
Russian: Ошейниковый перепелятник, Ошейниковый ястреб
Slovak: jastrab goliernatý
Swedish: Australisk sparvhök
Turkish: Sidney atmacası
Tatar: муенчак карчыгасы
Ukrainian: Яструб австралійський
Chinese: 领雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 領雀鷹

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