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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]]
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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 --->]]
 
;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] hiogaster
 
;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] hiogaster
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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This taxon is considered a [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Grey Goshawk]] by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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====Subspecies====
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Twenty-two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
*''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)
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*''A. h. pallidiceps'': Buru Island (southern [[Moluccas]])
 
*''A. h. pallidiceps'': Buru Island (southern [[Moluccas]])
 
*''A. h. leucosomus'': [[New Guinea]]
 
*''A. h. leucosomus'': [[New Guinea]]
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*''A. h. misoriensis'': Biak Island ([[New Guinea]])
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*''A. h. manusi'': Admiralty Islands
 
*''A. h. pallidimas'': D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
 
*''A. h. pallidimas'': D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
*''A. h. manusi'': Admiralty Islands
 
*''A. h. bougainvillei'': Bougainville (northern [[Solomon Islands]])
 
*''A. h. rufoschistaceus '': [[Solomon Islands]] (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group)
 
*''A. h. rubianae'': Central [[Solomon Islands]]
 
*''A. h. pulchellus'': Guadalcanal (south-western [[Solomon Islands]])
 
*''A. h. malaitae'': Malaita (south-eastern [[Solomon Islands]])
 
 
*''A. h. misulae'': Louisiade Archipelago
 
*''A. h. misulae'': Louisiade Archipelago
*''A. h. misoriensis'': Biak Island ([[New Guinea]])
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*''A. h. matthiae'': Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau)
 
*''A. h. dampieri'': New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
*''A. h. dampieri'': New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
*''A. h. lavongai'': Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
 
*''A. h. lavongai'': Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
 
*''A. h. lihirensis'': Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga)
 
*''A. h. lihirensis'': Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga)
*''A. h. matthiae'': Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau)
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*''A. h. bougainvillei'': Bougainville (northern [[Solomon Islands]])
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*''A. h. rufoschistaceus '': [[Solomon Islands]] (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group)
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*''A. h. rubianae'': Central [[Solomon Islands]] (New Georgia group)
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*''A. h. malaitae'': Malaita (south-eastern [[Solomon Islands]])
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*''A. h. pulchellus'': Guadalcanal (south-western [[Solomon Islands]])
  
This taxon is considered a subspecies of [[Grey Goshawk]] by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V12.2}}#Avibase
 
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==Eternal Links==
 
==Eternal Links==
{{GSearch|Accipiter+hiogaster}}
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{{GSearch|"Accipiter hiogaster" {{!}} "Variable Goshawk"}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Accipiter]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Accipiter]]

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Subspecies sylvestris
Photo by James Eaton
Potawangka, Flores, Indonesia, June 2005
Accipiter hiogaster

Identification

Distribution

Taxonomy

This taxon is considered a conspecific with Grey Goshawk by some authors[2]

Subspecies

Twenty-two subspecies are recognized[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

  1. 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/
  2. 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/
  3. Avibase

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Eternal Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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