Grey-headed Goshawk (Accipiter poliocephalus) [XC502732]
by id from near Marandan Weser, Batanta, Indonesia (song)
Nest
Compact, solid composed of sticks and leafy twigs, in a tree, about 30 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
white, extensively blotched olive and buff.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps). Has also been considered conspecific with New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
White morph. Has whiter upper parts.
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