Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza rhodogaster (Schlegel, 1862)

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza rhodogaster, is a bird of prey in the Accipitridae family that breeds in Sulawesi, the Banggai Islands and the Sula Islands, east of Sulawesi. It is found only in this part of Indonesia. Its habitat includes moist lowland forest, mangrove forest and moist montane forest in tropical and subtropical zones. It was once placed in the genus Accipiter. It feeds on small passerine birds.

Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Breeding range
Australasia: Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi)
Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk
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