Pied goshawk


The pied goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found on Bougainville Island and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.

Taxonomy

Five subspecies are recognised:T. a. eichhorni – Feni Islands T. a. woodfordi – Buka to Malaita and Ulawa T. a. gilva – New Georgia group T. a. albogularis – Makira and satellites T. a. sharpei – Utupua and Vanikoro