Grey-headed Goshawk

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iGrey-headed Goshawk
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Accipiter Species: A. poliocephalus
Binomial name
Accipiter poliocephalus (Gray, 1858)

The Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus, is a lightly-built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Contents 1 Identification 2 Range 3 Habitat 4 Food 5 Nesting 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Identification

Upperparts grey, paler on head and neck; wings dark; underparts mainly white; cere and legs red-orange. Body length 30-38 cm. Females larger.

[edit] Range

The Grey Goshawk is endemic to New Guinea and adjacent islands.

[edit] Habitat

Forests, forest edges and secondary growth.

[edit] Food

Small reptiles and insects.

[edit] Nesting

Nests in tall trees on a platform of sticks and leaves.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International. (2006). Species factsheet: Accipiter poliocephalus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 9/12/2006
• Coates, B.J. (1985), The Birds of Papua New Guinea, Vol. 1, Non-Passerines. Dove: Alderley, Queensland. ISBN 0-9590257-0-7
• Morcombe, Michael. (2000). Field Guide to Australian Birds. Steve Parish Publishing: Queensland. ISBN 1-876282-10-X

[edit] External links

• IUCN Red List