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Brown Goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus


 

Habitat – open forests, woodlands, scrublands and margins; farmlands, golf courses, sewrage farms, parks & gardens Australia wide. Slips through trees and along hedges to surprise prey and ambushes prey from cover.

Similar species – Collard Sparrowhawk.

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Pizzey & Knight

Classifications: Bird, forest and grassland
Family: Accipitridae
Information sources: Photo by Dale Mengel

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