- Accipiter henstii
Identification
52–62 cm (20½-24½ in)
- Brownish-grey upperparts
- Greyish underparts with fine barring
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
In the east, they utilise mostly primary forest; however they seem to use dry forests in the west, mainly below 1000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
It hunts below the canopy for birds and small mammals. Main prey items are large forest birds, sometimes poultry and small mammals such as rats and civet.
Breeding
They construct a large nest of about 100 cm dia.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
- iucnredlist.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Henst's Goshawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Henst%27s_Goshawk
