Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Crested Goshawk

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

Described by: Temminck (1824)
Alternate common name(s): Asian Crested Goshawk
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Kemmangundi, Western Ghats, Karnataka, India - Nov 25, 2005 © Sudhir Shivaram  Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore - 1991 © Paul Huang 
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Range

India; Sri Lanka; Se. Asia; Greater Sundas; S. Philippines; Taiwan;
Highly fragmented distribution;
(1) Sri Lanka.
(2) Sw. India (w. Ghats from Goa and n. Mysore to Kerala).
(3) Nepal, nc., ne. and e. India (Garhwal e. to Assam and e. Ghats in Andhra Pradesh ) and probably Bangladesh to s. China (s. Szechwan, Yunnan, Kwangsi) s. to Indochina, Malay Peninsula and Hainan Is.
(4) Taiwan.
(5) Sumatra.
(6) Nias Is.
(7) Java and recently on Bali.
(8) Borneo (Tanjung Puting National Park, c. Kalimantan).
The Philippines:
(9) Palawan and Balabac to Calamian Is. Possibly Natuna Is.
(10) Negros, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao Is.
(11) Polillo Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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