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New Britain Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza brachyura

New Britain Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brachyura) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.

The New Britain Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brachyura) 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 brachyura

Where it lives

New Britain and New Ireland (eastern Bismarck Arch.)

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The New Britain Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brachyura) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — New Britain and New Ireland (e Bismarck Arch.).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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