Rufous-necked sparrowhawk
Species of bird
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The rufous-necked sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythrauchen) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Tachyspiza |
| Species: | T. erythrauchen |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachyspiza erythrauchen (Gray, GR, 1861) | |
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Accipiter erythrauchen | |
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Description
It is mostly grey with a rufous neck with yellow feet and yellow black-tipped bill. The juvenile is brown.
