ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Accipiter cirrocephalus  

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Castlemaine, VIC (Jan, 2014)

A juvenile Collared Sparrowhawk keeps an eye on his photographer.

The long central toe, one of the features that helps distinguish this species from the Brown Goshawk, is quite evident in this photograph.

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Juvenile Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Juvenile Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

Collared Sparrowhawk