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title: "Gavilán acollarado"
description: "Tachyspiza cirrocephala — Aves. The collared sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza cirrocephala) is a small, slim bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/collared-sparrowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gavilán acollarado

> Tachyspiza cirrocephala — Aves. The collared sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza cirrocephala) is a small, slim bird of prey in the family Accipitridae  found in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands.

- Scientific name: *Tachyspiza cirrocephala*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 2438
- iNaturalist taxon: [1582863](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1582863)

## Names

- en: Collared Sparrowhawk
- de: Sydneysperber
- es: Gavilán acollarado
- fr: Épervier à collier roux

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2063), ID (4)

## Summary

The collared sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza cirrocephala) is a small, slim bird of prey in the family Accipitridae  found in Australia, New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. As its name implies the collared sparrowhawk is a specialist in hunting small birds. It is characterised by its slight brow ridges and slender feet. The last segment of their middle toe projects beyond the claws of the other toes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_sparrowhawk

## Photo

![Gavilán acollarado](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-sparrowhawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Claudia Schipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51226241

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/collared-sparrowhawk?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).