White-bellied Goshawk

White-bellied Goshawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: A. haplochrous
Binomial name
Accipiter haplochrous
Sclater, 1859

The White-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter haplochrous) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The species is also known as the New Caledonia Sparrowhawk.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Accipiter haplochrous. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 February 2009.