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Help with ID – Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk

By Birding-Aus, on December 5th, 2011

Help please, these birds are nesting in the woodlands at Sydney Olympic Park we can’t decide which they are, the photos are grainy they were taken from some distance and cropped. It was very hard to get a clear shot. Comments would be welcomed.

Att. Stephen Debus here is a photo of the adult and another angle of the fledgling, I am still undecided.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghutcho/sets/72157628288827959/

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4 comments to Help with ID – Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk

  • Geoff Hutchinson
    December 7, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Thanks Steve after your talk I was of the same opinion. Thanks for your Raptor Course at Birds Australia it was most informative. Regards Geoff

    ________________________________ Cc: Geoff Hutchinson ; birding-aus@vicnet.net.au; Judy Harrington ; Stephen Debus Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 2:18 PM

    Hi all,

    I agree, the adult is definitely a Brown Goshawk.

    Cheers,

    Steve

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  • Anonymous
    December 7, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Hi all,

    I agree, the adult is definitely a Brown Goshawk.

    Cheers,

    Steve

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  • Nikolas Haass
    December 6, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Hi Geoff,

    I agree with Greg regarding eyebrow ridge, tail shape (of the adult) and the relatively powerful legs/feet in both the adult and the juv. In addition, the juv also shows a rather large squarish head and a strong bill, which again indicates Brown Goshawk.

    Cheers,

    Nikolas

     

  • "Greg & Val Clancy"
    December 6, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Hi Jeff,

    The eyebrow ridge, the long tail and the solid legs are typical of Brown Goshawk. The tail is in moult and therefore shows a somewhat squared appearance but is still too rounded for a Sparrowhawk.

    Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Wildlife Guide Coutts Crossing NSW

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