Biology:Variable goshawk

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Short description: Species of bird

Variable goshawk
Variable Goshawk (8270598950).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species:
A. hiogaster
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