The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy
Author
Bishop, K. David
text
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club
2023
2023-03-06
143
1
3
62
journal article
298463
10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2
6028cf6b-e944-40d1-b774-7caa1c970409
2513-9894
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VARIABLE GOSHAWK
Accipiter hiogaster
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Local name
Mamunman (Sansundi).
Range
A. h.
misoriensis
Biak, Supiori
;
A. h. leucosomus
Numfor, Yapen.
Status
Endemic subspecies. Obtained by four collectors including Ripley. Since KDB’s first visit in
July 1982
the species has been observed widely in southern Biak by most observers. Characteristically, it is seen singly, either soaring over degraded forest or primary forest edge, or perched quietly in the midstorey.