Variable goshawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species:
A. hiogaster
Binomial name
Accipiter hiogaster
(Müller, S, 1841)

The variable goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster) is a bird of prey native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was recently elevated to species status, and was previously lumped together with the grey goshawk.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[2]

  • A. h. sylvestris - Wallace, 1864
  • A. h. polionotus (Salvadori, 1889)
  • A. h. mortyi (Hartert, 1925)
  • A. h. griseogularis (Gray, GR, 1861)
  • A. h. obiensis - Hartert, 1903
  • A. h. hiogaster (Müller, S, 1841)
  • A. h. pallidiceps (Salvadori, 1879)
  • A. h. albiventris (Salvadori, 1876)
  • A. h. leucosomus (Sharpe, 1874)
  • A. h. misoriensis (Salvadori, 1876)
  • A. h. pallidimas - Mayr, 1940
  • A. h. misulae - Mayr, 1940
  • A. h. lavongai - Mayr, 1945
  • A. h. matthiae - Mayr, 1945
  • A. h. manusi - Mayr, 1945
  • A. h. dampieri (Gurney Sr, 1882)
  • A. h. lihirensis - Stresemann, 1933
  • A. h. bougainvillei (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905)
  • A. h. rufoschistaceus (Rothschild & Hartert, 1902)
  • A. h. rubianae (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905)
  • A. h. malaitae - Mayr, 1931
  • A. h. pulchellus (Ramsay, EP, 1882)

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter hiogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727721A94958386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727721A94958386.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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