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'''Alternative Name: Varied Goshawk'''<br /> | '''Alternative Name: Varied Goshawk'''<br /> | ||
'''Includes: Amboina Goshawk, Grey-throated Goshawk, Tenggara Goshawk, Banda Goshawk''' | '''Includes: Amboina Goshawk, Grey-throated Goshawk, Tenggara Goshawk, Banda Goshawk''' | ||
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Tachyspiza|Tachyspiza]] hiogaster |
| + | ''Accipiter hiogaster'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
* Mid-sized raptor | * Mid-sized raptor | ||
* Three distinct color morphs occur | * Three distinct color morphs occur | ||
** Slate-gray above and rufous below | ** Slate-gray above and rufous below | ||
| − | ** All gray | + | ** All gray |
| − | ** All white | + | ** All white |
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
[[Collared Sparrowhawk]] and [[Brown Goshawk]] are smaller and Collared has a rufous collar. | [[Collared Sparrowhawk]] and [[Brown Goshawk]] are smaller and Collared has a rufous collar. | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. sylvestris'': [[Lesser Sundas]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. polionotus'': Banda and Tanimbar islands (eastern [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] Archipelago) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. albiventris'': Tayandu and Kai islands (eastern [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] Archipelago) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. obiensis'': Obi Islands (central [[Moluccas]]) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. griseogularis'': Northern [[Moluccas]] (Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Bacan) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. mortyi'': Morotai Islands (northern [[Moluccas]]) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. hiogaster'': South [[Moluccas]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. pallidiceps'': Buru Island (southern [[Moluccas]]) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. leucosomus'': [[New Guinea]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. misoriensis'': Biak Island ([[New Guinea]]) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. manusi'': Admiralty Islands |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. pallidimas'': D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. misulae'': Louisiade Archipelago |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. matthiae'': Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. dampieri'': New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. lavongai'': Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. lihirensis'': Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. bougainvillei'': Bougainville (northern [[Solomon Islands]]) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. rufoschistaceus'': [[Solomon Islands]] (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. rubianae'': Central [[Solomon Islands]] (New Georgia group) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. malaitae'': Malaita (south-eastern [[Solomon Islands]]) |
| − | *'' | + | *''T. h. pulchellus'': Guadalcanal (south-western [[Solomon Islands]]) |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Scans for prey from a perch. | Scans for prey from a perch. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V12.2}}#Avibase |
#{{Ref-Eatonetal21}} | #{{Ref-Eatonetal21}} | ||
#del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.vargos1.01 | #del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.vargos1.01 | ||
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==Eternal Links== | ==Eternal Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|"Accipiter hiogaster" {{!}} "Variable Goshawk" {{!}} "Varied Goshawk" {{!}} "Amboina Goshawk" {{!}} "Grey-throated Goshawk" {{!}} "Tenggara Goshawk" {{!}} "Banda Goshawk" }} | + | {{GSearch|"Tachyspiza hiogaster" {{!}} "Accipiter hiogaster" {{!}} "Variable Goshawk" {{!}} "Varied Goshawk" {{!}} "Amboina Goshawk" {{!}} "Grey-throated Goshawk" {{!}} "Tenggara Goshawk" {{!}} "Banda Goshawk" }} |
{{GS-checked}}1 | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tachyspiza]] |
Latest revision as of 14:05, 8 May 2025
Gray & rufous (typical) morph; subspecies leucosomus
Photo © nidhinc
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 23 April 2023
Photo © nidhinc
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 23 April 2023
Gray morph in flight. Subspecies leucosomus
Photo © Joseph Morlan
Sawatuk, Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, 20 November 2023.
Photo © Joseph Morlan
Sawatuk, Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, 20 November 2023.
Subspecies sylvestris ("Tenggara Goshawk")
Photo © James Eaton
Potawangka, Flores, Indonesia, June 2005
Photo © James Eaton
Potawangka, Flores, Indonesia, June 2005
Alternative Name: Varied Goshawk
Includes: Amboina Goshawk, Grey-throated Goshawk, Tenggara Goshawk, Banda Goshawk
- Tachyspiza hiogaster
Accipiter hiogaster
Identification
- Mid-sized raptor
- Three distinct color morphs occur
- Slate-gray above and rufous below
- All gray
- All white
Similar Species
Collared Sparrowhawk and Brown Goshawk are smaller and Collared has a rufous collar.
Distribution
Widely distributed from Sumbawa in the Lesser Sundas, and Halmahera in the North Moluccas, east to New Guinea, and across much of Melanesia as far as the southern Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
This taxon is considered a conspecific with Grey Goshawk by some authors [2]
Reference notes differences in eye colour, size and plumage in Indonesia, recommending the taxa occurring there be split into 4: "Amboina Goshawk" (A. hiogaster: sspp. hiogaster and pallidiceps); "Grey-throated Goshawk" (A. griseogularis: griseogularis, mortyi and obiensis); "Tenggara Goshawk" (T. sylvestris, sylvestris); and "Banda Goshawk" (A. albiventris, albiventris and polionotus).
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species[1].
- T. h. sylvestris: Lesser Sundas
- T. h. polionotus: Banda and Tanimbar islands (eastern Indonesian Archipelago)
- T. h. albiventris: Tayandu and Kai islands (eastern Indonesian Archipelago)
- T. h. obiensis: Obi Islands (central Moluccas)
- T. h. griseogularis: Northern Moluccas (Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Bacan)
- T. h. mortyi: Morotai Islands (northern Moluccas)
- T. h. hiogaster: South Moluccas
- T. h. pallidiceps: Buru Island (southern Moluccas)
- T. h. leucosomus: New Guinea
- T. h. misoriensis: Biak Island (New Guinea)
- T. h. manusi: Admiralty Islands
- T. h. pallidimas: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
- T. h. misulae: Louisiade Archipelago
- T. h. matthiae: Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau)
- T. h. dampieri: New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
- T. h. lavongai: Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
- T. h. lihirensis: Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga)
- T. h. bougainvillei: Bougainville (northern Solomon Islands)
- T. h. rufoschistaceus: Solomon Islands (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group)
- T. h. rubianae: Central Solomon Islands (New Georgia group)
- T. h. malaitae: Malaita (south-eastern Solomon Islands)
- T. h. pulchellus: Guadalcanal (south-western Solomon Islands)
Habitat
Forest edge in the lowlands and foothills.
Behaviour
Scans for prey from a perch.
References
- 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/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.vargos1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Variable Goshawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Variable_Goshawk
Eternal Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
