▁fe athers ▁of ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁wings . ▁The ▁under ▁parts ▁are ▁white ▁with ▁heavy ▁brown ▁stre aks ▁on ▁the ▁breast ▁and ▁co arse ▁brown ▁bar ring ▁on ▁the ▁bel ly . ▁ ▁The ▁under w ings ▁and ▁tail ▁are ▁fin ely ▁bar red . ▁The ▁c ere ▁is ▁cre am ▁to ▁green ish ▁yellow , ▁the ▁eyes ▁brown ▁to ▁pale ▁yellow ▁and ▁legs ▁and ▁feet ▁pale ▁yellow . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁col la red ▁sp arrow h awk ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁through ▁main land ▁Australia , ▁Tas mania ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁all ▁habit ats ▁except ▁the ▁dri est ▁desert s . ▁It ▁can ▁occasionally ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁even ▁cities . ▁Although ▁w ides p read , ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁un common . ▁Col la red ▁sp arrow h aw ks ▁are ▁generally ▁resident ▁but ▁may ▁be ▁partly ▁mig rat ory , ▁however ▁their ▁movements ▁are ▁poor ly ▁known . ▁ ▁Fe eding ▁The ▁col la red ▁sp arrow h awk ▁mainly ▁e ats ▁small ▁birds , ▁the ▁cr ested ▁p ige on ▁and ▁sp otted ▁b ower bird ▁are ▁the ▁largest ▁birds ▁that ▁sp arrow h aw ks ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁taking . ▁They ▁also ▁catch ▁insect s , ▁l iz ards ▁and ▁small ▁m amm als ▁( including ▁small ▁b ats ). ▁S par row h aw ks ▁rely ▁on ▁ste alth ▁and ▁surprise ▁to ▁catch ▁their ▁pre y , ▁hunting ▁in ▁flight ▁or ▁burst ing ▁from ▁a ▁conce aled