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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

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Birdsong field guide

Brown Goshawk

Tachyspiza fasciata

A medium-sized, versatile raptor native to Australia and surrounding islands, known for its intense yellow eyes and agile flight through dense canopy.

What it sounds like

A rapid, high-pitched, staccato series of 'keek-keek-keek' or 'ki-ki-ki' notes.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Field notes

Exhibits significant reverse sexual dimorphism, with females being up to twice as heavy as males.
Possesses a characteristic 'glowering' expression due to a prominent supraorbital ridge over the eye.
Hunts a diverse range of prey including birds, small mammals, reptiles, and large insects using a stealthy 'sit-and-wait' technique.
Distinguishable from the similar Collared Sparrowhawk by its larger size, heavier brow, and rounded tail tip.
Juveniles take roughly two years to reach full adult plumage, transitioning from heavy brown streaks to fine rufous barring.

Habitat

Eucalypt forests, woodlands, timbered watercourses, and occasionally urban parks or gardens.

Range

Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, Wallacea, and the Solomon Islands.

Similar & commonly confused birds

BesraTachyspiza virgata Black-mantled GoshawkTachyspiza melanochlamys Chinese SparrowhawkTachyspiza soloensis Collared SparrowhawkTachyspiza cirrocephala Fiji GoshawkTachyspiza rufitorques Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiae Gray GoshawkTachyspiza novaehollandiae Gray-headed GoshawkTachyspiza poliocephala

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