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Black-mantled Goshawk

Tachyspiza melanochlamys

Black-mantled Goshawk (Tachyspiza melanochlamys) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.

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The Black-mantled Goshawk (Tachyspiza melanochlamys) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Accipitriformes
  3. Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
  4. Genus Tachyspiza
  5. Species melanochlamys

Where it lives

Montane New Guinea

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae

Biology & behaviour

The Black-mantled Goshawk (Tachyspiza melanochlamys) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — montane New Guinea.

Conservation

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