



Collared Sparrowhawk
Scientific name: Accipiter cirrhocephalus
Accipiter is Latin for hawk. Cirrhocephalus is from the Greek words cirros, meaning tawny, and cephale, meaning head.
Djilildjili (chill’chill’ee).
Widespread across Australia but absent from the sandy desert areas.
Up to 40 centimetres long with a wingspan of 80 centimetres.
The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 110 km. The oldest bird recorded was recovered 4 years 8.7 months after being banded (information as at 14 June 2012).
What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.
Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf
Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/02725816-5d59-41e1-aa00-f7cc41cd66dc#overview