Collared Sparrowhawk and Brown Goshawk comparison. or is it a goshawk…? Hi all, Observed from my front yard in Albion Park this morning were 2 similar looking raptors. A female Collared Sparrowhawk is about the same size as a male Brown Goshawk, and so difficult to tell apart when soaring, unless you see the flap-flap-glide flight of the Sprawk at some stage. They have a grey head, brown neck and brown and white thinly barred front (breast, belly, vent). The upperparts are rufous-brown with blackish spots. In Australia, it is found mainly in eucalypt forests and woodlands, as well as farmland and urban areas. We examined 80 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus and 27 Collared Sparrowhawk A. cirrocephalus collections of prey remains and pellets. Most species are called goshawks or sparrowhawks, although almost all New World species (excepting the northern goshawk) are simply known as hawks.They can be anatomically distinguished from their relatives by the lack of a procoracoid foramen. The Collared Sparrowhawk is very similar in appearance to the related Brown Goshawk, A. fasciatus, which has a rounded tail rather than the squared tail of the Collared Sparrowhawk. In the Pacific, it mainly inhabits rainforest. The genus Accipiter includes 51 species from the whole world, goshawks, sparrowhawks and hawks, often known as the “true hawks”. The upperwings are grey, the tail is barred grey. Males are smaller than females. The battle of the baby birds…. and the latest from our backyard: the teenagers start hunting for themselves… Sibling rivalry amongst the young serial killers…. Whilst "cleaning up" my bird images on the computer today, I looked again and decided I may not have been correct. The tail shape is another with the Goshawk having the rounded tail and the CSH having a.....well you can see it here. And here is a juvi S Hawk, note the brown eye. More sparrowhawk stories from our backyard. When you have worked out how to accurately measure that in the field let me know. There are several subspecies, with the northern sub-species, didimus, being generally smaller and paler. The Goshawk wears the baggy pants and the CSH has long clean legs. These pics dont show the difference in the length of the middle toe but that will probably be hard to use as identification anyway. The end of the brush turkey plague? BROWN GOSHAWK. The … The Brown Goshawk is very similar in plumage to the related raptor (bird of prey) species, the Collared Sparrowhawk, A. cirrhocephalus, which has a notched or square-tipped tail rather than rounded, and has thinner legs and toes and lacks the Brown Goshawk's heavy brow. We examined 80 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus and 27 Collared Sparrowhawk A. cirrocephalus collections of prey remains and pellets. Bird ID Correction from 01 March 2017 Brown Goshawk v Collared Sparrowhawk At our visit to Macalister Wetlands back in March, we [probably, me/I] called an overflying raptor a female, juvenile Brown Goshawk. Accipiter is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.With 51 recognized species it is the most diverse genus in its family. See the blog here. The brown goshawk is widespread through Australia, Wallacea, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. On birding sites people often post an image and ask which of the two species it shows, and then the fun begins. Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) – female Canon 5DIII, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 II USM 1/1000, f/8.0, ISO 200. I would think that a female Little Falcon could quite conceivably have a male Collared Sparrowhawk … The Brown Goshawk also has a heavy brow, giving it a fierce look, and thicker legs and toes. Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)-1008 by shorty, on Flickr">[/url]Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)-1008 by shorty, on Flickr. The underwing shows brown and white coverts, and grey and white barred flight feathers. This morning I was alerted to some action happening outside my accommodation. The votes were cast as follows: Brown Goshawk (BG) 10 vs. Collared Sparrowhawk (CS) 2, which means that the “jury” has been almost unanimous in its verdict: the bird in the photos is a Brown Goshawk. Regards, Mark -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of N & R Coghlan Sent: Saturday, 6 June 2009 2:34 PM To: Subject: Brown Goshawk/Collared Sparrowhawk?