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Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza erythrauchen (Gray, GR, 1861)
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza erythrauchen, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that breeds in the northern and central Moluccas. It is found in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia and lives in moist lowland forest and moist montane forest in subtropical or tropical areas. The adult is mainly grey, with a rufous neck, yellow feet and a yellow bill tipped in black. Young birds are brown. It was first described by Gray, GR, in 1861.
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Breeding range
- Australasia: n, c Moluccas
