From Opus

Accipiter melanochlamys

[edit] Identification

32-43cm.

[edit] Distribution

Australasia: found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• A. m. melanochlamys:

• Western New Guinea (Vogelkop Mountains)

• A. m. schistacinus:

• Montane forests of central and eastern New Guinea

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

It's diet consists of birds, small mammals, frogs, and insects.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. The Peregrine Fund
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

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