Grey-headed Goshawk
Tachyspiza poliocephala
Grey-headed Goshawk (Tachyspiza poliocephala) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.
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The Grey-headed Goshawk (Tachyspiza poliocephala) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Accipitriformes
- Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Genus Tachyspiza
- Species poliocephala
Where it lives
Raja Ampat Is. (northwest of New Guinea), Aru Is. (southwest of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., northwestern New Guinea), New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade Arch. (east of southeastern New Guinea)
Quick facts
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
Biology & behaviour
The Grey-headed Goshawk (Tachyspiza poliocephala) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea).
Conservation
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