New Britain goshawk - Wikipedia
The New Britain goshawk (Tachyspiza princeps) is a bird of prey species in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
New Britain Goshawk - Tachyspiza princeps - Birds of the World
2024年10月22日 · Confined to New Britain, where known from four specimens and a very few recent records. Type series of three specimens from between 750 m and 1100 m above Wide Bay (E New Britain), and single male from 1150 m on Mt Talawe (W New Britain); probable sighting in Dec 1979 in Nakanai Mts, in W New Britain, and one seen eating a New Britain Thrush ...
Lost Bird for 55 Years: Rare Goshawk Photographed for First Time …
2024年9月16日 · The New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps) has been photographed for the very first time, confirm internationally-renowned ornithologists. Categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the rare bird of prey is found only on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
New Britain Goshawk - eBird
A rare, fairly large, heavy-billed gray hawk restricted to the forested hills and mountains of New Britain. Uniform slate-gray above and pale grayish below, sometimes with faint barring. Note orange eyes, orange legs, and orange base to bill.
This Rare Bird Has Never Been Photographed Alive, Until Now
2024年9月17日 · The New Britain goshawk is a rare bird of prey that only lives on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. WWF says the last scientific record of this bird is from 1969, and the specimen is at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Rare bird New Britain Goshawk photographed for first time
2024年9月16日 · The rare New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps) has been photographed for the first time in history. The bird of prey is found only on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The last documented scientific record of the bird is from 1969 and is kept at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
New Britain Goshawk - Text | BirdLife International
Accipiter princeps is endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is known from four specimens and a handful of records (Diamond 1971, Coates 1990, Clay 1994, K. D. Bishop in litt. 1996, G. Dutson pers. obs 1997-1998, Bishop and Jones 2001, eBird 2023) .
Lost bird for 55 years: rare goshawk photographed for the first …
2024年9月13日 · The first photograph of the New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps) after 55 years, taken in Pomio, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
New Britain Goshawk - Search for Lost Birds
2024年11月6日 · This beautiful raptor is found only on the island of New Britain in eastern Papua New Guinea. The species has been very rarely documented and was lost for nearly 55 years from July 1969 and until its rediscovery in March 2024. New Britain Goshawk is considered globally Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.
New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps) - BirdLife species …
This highly forest-dependent species has a small population (<10,000 mature individuals) that is declining owing to ongoing forest loss and degradation within its range. It is therefore assessed as Vulnerable. Land-mass type - oceanic island. Realm - Oceanian. IUCN System - Terrestrial.