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 VU    New Britain Goshawk* Id (Atlas):
    Accipiter princeps

Description (10)
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Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
38 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
Mayr, 1934

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 760 - 1,430 m, occasionally 200 - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)
Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

New Britain.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and onversion to oil palm plantations is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Grey-headed Goshawk (Accipiter poliocephalus), of which formerly considered a subspecies, but larger and more robust with some differences in adult plumage.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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