Henst's Goshawk
Astur henstiiSchlegel, H, 1873
English (US) Henst's Goshawk
The Henst's Goshawk (Astur henstii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: forest and savanna of Madagascar (except central and far southern)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Astur henstii
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Henst's Goshawk
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1873
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1873
- Type locality
- Morondava, southwestern Madagascar.
- Original description
- Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement livr.10 Accipitres no.36 p.62,63
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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