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Brown Goshawk

Tachyspiza fasciata

Brown Goshawk (Tachyspiza fasciata) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.

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Birds of AustraliaBirds of IndonesiaBirds of Australian Capital TerritoryBirds of New South WalesBirds of Northern TerritoryBirds of QueenslandBirds of South AustraliaBirds of TasmaniaBirds of VictoriaBirds of Western Australia
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Hawks, Eagles & Kites of AustraliaHawks, Eagles & Kites of IndonesiaHawks, Eagles & Kites of Australian Capital TerritoryHawks, Eagles & Kites of New South WalesHawks, Eagles & Kites of Northern TerritoryHawks, Eagles & Kites of QueenslandHawks, Eagles & Kites of South AustraliaHawks, Eagles & Kites of TasmaniaHawks, Eagles & Kites of VictoriaHawks, Eagles & Kites of Western Australia
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The Brown Goshawk (Tachyspiza fasciata) 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 fasciata

Where it lives

Widespread

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Brown Goshawk (Tachyspiza fasciata) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — widespread.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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