Slaty-mantled Goshawk - BirdForum Opus

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Tachyspiza luteoschistacea

Accipiter luteochistaceus

Alternative name: Grey Sparrowhawk; Slaty-backed Sparrowhawk; Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk

Identification

30-38 cm. Adults slaty-grey above and off-white below, orange bare parts. Juveniles have dusky crowns and are heavily barred black on tawny upperparts and white underparts.

Distribution

Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forest, open forest and cocoa plantations.

Behaviour

Its diet includes small lizards.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Slaty-mantled Goshawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty-mantled_Goshawk.

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