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[[Image:Variable_Goshawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''sylvestris''<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Potawangka, Flores, [[Indonesia]], June 2005 <!--- Comment to editors: I cannot find this image in the gallery --->]] | [[Image:Variable_Goshawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''sylvestris''<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Potawangka, Flores, [[Indonesia]], June 2005 <!--- Comment to editors: I cannot find this image in the gallery --->]] | ||
| + | '''Includes: Amboina Goshawk, Grey-throated Goshawk, Tenggara Goshawk, Banda Goshawk''' | ||
;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] hiogaster | ;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] hiogaster | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This taxon is considered a [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Grey Goshawk]] by some authors | + | This taxon is considered a [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Grey Goshawk]] by some authors [[#References|[2]]] |
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| + | 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==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: | |
| − | *''A. h. sylvestris '': [[Lesser Sundas]] | + | *''A. h. sylvestris'': [[Lesser Sundas]] |
*''A. h. polionotus'': Banda and Tanimbar islands (eastern [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] Archipelago) | *''A. h. polionotus'': Banda and Tanimbar islands (eastern [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] Archipelago) | ||
*''A. h. albiventris'': Tayandu and Kai islands (eastern [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] Archipelago) | *''A. h. albiventris'': Tayandu and Kai islands (eastern [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] Archipelago) | ||
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*''A. h. lihirensis'': Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga) | *''A. h. lihirensis'': Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga) | ||
*''A. h. bougainvillei'': Bougainville (northern [[Solomon Islands]]) | *''A. h. bougainvillei'': Bougainville (northern [[Solomon Islands]]) | ||
| − | *''A. h. rufoschistaceus '': [[Solomon Islands]] (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group) | + | *''A. h. rufoschistaceus'': [[Solomon Islands]] (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group) |
*''A. h. rubianae'': Central [[Solomon Islands]] (New Georgia group) | *''A. h. rubianae'': Central [[Solomon Islands]] (New Georgia group) | ||
*''A. h. malaitae'': Malaita (south-eastern [[Solomon Islands]]) | *''A. h. malaitae'': Malaita (south-eastern [[Solomon Islands]]) | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Includes: Amboina Goshawk, Grey-throated Goshawk, Tenggara Goshawk, Banda Goshawk
- Accipiter hiogaster
Identification
Distribution
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
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- A. h. sylvestris: Lesser Sundas
- A. h. polionotus: Banda and Tanimbar islands (eastern Indonesian Archipelago)
- A. h. albiventris: Tayandu and Kai islands (eastern Indonesian Archipelago)
- A. h. obiensis: Obi Islands (central Moluccas)
- A. h. griseogularis: Northern Moluccas (Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Bacan)
- A. h. mortyi: Morotai Islands (northern Moluccas)
- A. h. hiogaster: South Moluccas
- A. h. pallidiceps: Buru Island (southern Moluccas)
- A. h. leucosomus: New Guinea
- A. h. misoriensis: Biak Island (New Guinea)
- A. h. manusi: Admiralty Islands
- A. h. pallidimas: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
- A. h. misulae: Louisiade Archipelago
- A. h. matthiae: Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau)
- A. h. dampieri: New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
- A. h. lavongai: Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
- A. h. lihirensis: Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga)
- A. h. bougainvillei: Bougainville (northern Solomon Islands)
- A. h. rufoschistaceus: Solomon Islands (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group)
- A. h. rubianae: Central Solomon Islands (New Georgia group)
- A. h. malaitae: Malaita (south-eastern Solomon Islands)
- A. h. pulchellus: Guadalcanal (south-western Solomon Islands)
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Variable Goshawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Variable_Goshawk
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