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New Britain Goshawk

Tachyspiza princeps

New Britain Goshawk (Tachyspiza princeps) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.

The New Britain Goshawk (Tachyspiza princeps) 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 princeps

Where it lives

Normanby (D'Entrecasteaux Arch.), Tagula (central Louisiade Arch., east of southeastern New Guinea) and montane New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Arch.)

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae

Biology & behaviour

The New Britain Goshawk (Tachyspiza princeps) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Normanby (D'Entrecasteaux Arch.), Tagula (c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea) and montane New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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