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;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] poliocephalus | ;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] poliocephalus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 30–38 cm | ||
| + | *Slate-grey upperparts | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | South-east [[Asia]]: found in [[New Guinea]], Aru Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago and Louisiade Archipelago. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Tropical rainforest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Not a lot has been recorded, but their diet appears to consist of lizards, small snakes and insects. Also small birds caught up in mist nets. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Accipiter+poliocephalus}} | {{GSearch|Accipiter+poliocephalus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 14 November 2014
Alternative name: New Guinea Grey-headed Goshawk
- Accipiter poliocephalus
Identification
30–38 cm
- Slate-grey upperparts
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in New Guinea, Aru Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago and Louisiade Archipelago.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tropical rainforest.
Behaviour
Diet
Not a lot has been recorded, but their diet appears to consist of lizards, small snakes and insects. Also small birds caught up in mist nets.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-headed Goshawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-headed_Goshawk
