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 NT    Henst's Goshawk* Id (Atlas):
    Accipiter henstii

Description (10)
Image of Henst's Goshawk
 

Other Names (World)
Henst's Goshawk, Madagascar Goshawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
52 - 62 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1873)

Habitat
Primary forest, both dry deciduous and humid evergreen, and some secondary woodlands, not always near primary forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)
Madagascar (B) (NB).

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 3,000 (2010).

Status NT
Deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, rapid, rather cracked 'ang-ang-ang-ang-ang-ang...'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
Henst's Goshawk (Accipiter henstii) [XC158243]
     by Daniel Lane from Ranomafana National Park, Haute Matsiatra, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (?)

 
Henst's Goshawk (Accipiter henstii) [XC26465]
     by Todd Mark from Ranomafana trail, Ranomafana NP, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar (call)

Subspecies
May form superspecies with Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) and even Meyer's Goshawk (Accipiter meyerianus).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Very similar to Madagascar Serpent-Eagle (Eutriorchis astur), though the adult lacks that species' overall brownish coloration and dark bars in tertials, mantle and crown-feathers. Young birds are easily distinguished by having streaks, not bars, on the underparts. Flight is generally more direct and rapid than Madagascar Serpent-Eagle (Eutriorchis astur). Almost identical in plumage to Madagascar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis), but is much larger. Differs in having throat barred and streaked, forming a chequered pattern, and in usually having bars on the undertail-coverts.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Hensts Goshawk (Accipiter henstii) - 10 files


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