Grey-headed Goshawk
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| Accipiter poliocephalus (Gray, 1858) |
The Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus, is a lightly-built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
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[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. It has been recorded from Saibai Island, Queensland, Australian territory in north-western Torres Strait.
[edit] Habitat
It lives in forests, forest edges and secondary growth.
[edit] Food
It eats small reptiles and insects.
[edit] Nesting
This species 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
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