Henst's goshawk

Henst's goshawk
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: A. henstii
Binomial name
Accipiter henstii
(Schlegel, 1873)

Henst's goshawk (Accipiter henstii) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Accipiter henstii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.