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Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Tachyspiza

Collared Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza cirrocephala

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (colspa1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Tachyspiza

Taxonomy Changes

Accipiter cirrocephalus → Tachyspiza cirrocephala

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Subspecies (2)

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)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (colspa1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.