Brown Goshawk: Juvenile, ventral

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)

Family:

Eagle & Hawk (Accipitridae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)

This Photo:

🔍Juvenile, ventral🔎

Thank you Sam Gordon, Bradley W. Jones & Terra Occ for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Very similar to the Collared Sparrowhawk, but has a heavier brow; making it look as thought it's frowning. Thanks to Sam for spotting our error with the Adult Goshawk in flight. We thought this was a Collared Sparrow-hawk.

Similar Species: Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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