canberrabirds

Collared Sparrowhawk- ID

To: "Whitworth, Benjamin - BRS" <>, "Geoffrey Dabb" <>, <>
Subject: Collared Sparrowhawk- ID
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:02:31 +1000
Hi Benj,
 
Sometimes they are easy, sometimes really hard. The strange thing is it isn't always how long you get to watch them that makes the difference. Their flight differs, when seen in flight with a good view of the tail shape, that is the clearest feature. Not enough attention is given to the different proportions of head & beak. A little correction to your comment: it is the middle toe (mainly) not the back toe.
 
Philip
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