Biology:Variable goshawk

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Short description: Species of bird

Variable goshawk
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Accipiter hiogaster
(Müller, S, 1841)

The variable goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster) is a bird of prey native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was recently elevated to species status, and was previously lumped together with the grey goshawk.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[2]

  • A. h. sylvestris - Wallace, 1864
  • A. h. polionotus (Salvadori, 1889)
  • A. h. mortyi (Hartert, 1925)
  • A. h. griseogularis (Gray, GR, 1861)
  • A. h. obiensis - Hartert, 1903
  • A. h. hiogaster (Müller, S, 1841)
  • A. h. pallidiceps (Salvadori, 1879)
  • A. h. albiventris (Salvadori, 1876)
  • A. h. leucosomus (Sharpe, 1874)
  • A. h. misoriensis (Salvadori, 1876)
  • A. h. pallidimas - Mayr, 1940
  • A. h. misulae - Mayr, 1940
  • A. h. lavongai - Mayr, 1945
  • A. h. matthiae - Mayr, 1945
  • A. h. manusi - Mayr, 1945
  • A. h. dampieri (Gurney Sr, 1882)
  • A. h. lihirensis - Stresemann, 1933
  • A. h. bougainvillei (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905)
  • A. h. rufoschistaceus (Rothschild & Hartert, 1902)
  • A. h. rubianae (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905)
  • A. h. malaitae - Mayr, 1931
  • A. h. pulchellus (Ramsay, EP, 1882)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter hiogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22727721A94958386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727721A94958386.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22727721/94958386. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.

Wikidata ☰ Q2873060 entry