Grey-headed Goshawk

The upperparts are grey, paler on the head and neck; the wings are dark; the underparts are mainly white; the cere and legs are red-orange. The body is 30-38 cm long; feemales are larger than males.

The Grey-headed Goshawk is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Grey-headed Goshawk, New Britain Goshawk, New Britain Gray-headed Goshawk, New Britain Greyheaded Goshawk, New Britain Grey-headed Goshawk, White-breasted Goshawk Spanish: Azor de Nueva Bretańa, Azor de Nueva Bretaña Estonian: suur-raudkull Finnish: Haamulintuhaukka French: Autour de l'archipel Bismarck, Autour de Mayr Italian: Astore di New Britain, Astore testagrigia della Nuova Britannia Japanese: oohaigashiraootaka Japanese: オオハイガシラオオタカ Latin: Accipiter princeps Dutch: Bleke Havik Polish: krogulec szarobialy, krogulec szarobiały More

The Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus, is a lightly built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. More

The Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus, is a lightly built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Identification The upperparts are grey, paler on the head and neck; the wings are dark; the underparts are mainly white; the cere and legs are red-orange. The body is 30-38 cm long; females are larger than males. Range The Grey Goshawk is endemic to New Guinea and adjacent islands. More

Alternate common name(s): New Britain Grey-headed Goshawk, New Britain Gray-headed Goshawk, White-breasted Goshawk, Bismarck Goshawk Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Bismarck Archipelago; Ex. restricted range; New Britain Is. More

Grey-headed Goshawk as claimed but the lack of corroborating evidence such as photographs or extended views allowing more time to study the crucial identification features meant members displayed caution. To date there are no confirmed records of the Grey-headed Goshawk from Australia though there are a number of unconfirmed records from Cape York Peninsula to the south of Saibai Island. BARC would welcome the opportunity to review these cases. References & Bibliography: · Beehler, B.M., Pratt, T.K. More