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Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza rhodogaster

Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza rhodogaster) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.

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The Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza rhodogaster) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Accipitriformes
  3. Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
  4. Genus Tachyspiza
  5. Species rhodogaster

Where it lives

Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula is. (east of Sulawesi)

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza rhodogaster) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi).

Conservation

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