Variable Goshawk
Tachyspiza hiogaster(Müller, S, 1841)
English (US) Variable Goshawk
The Variable Goshawk (Tachyspiza hiogaster) 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.
- Scientific name
- Tachyspiza hiogaster
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Variable Goshawk
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 22 subspecies for this species.
- Tachyspiza hiogaster sylvestris
- Tachyspiza hiogaster polionota
- Tachyspiza hiogaster mortyi
- Tachyspiza hiogaster griseogularis
- Tachyspiza hiogaster obiensis
- Tachyspiza hiogaster hiogaster
- Tachyspiza hiogaster pallidiceps
- Tachyspiza hiogaster albiventris
- Tachyspiza hiogaster leucosoma
- Tachyspiza hiogaster misoriensis
- Tachyspiza hiogaster pallidimas
- Tachyspiza hiogaster misulae
- Tachyspiza hiogaster lavongai
- Tachyspiza hiogaster matthiae
- Tachyspiza hiogaster manusi
- Tachyspiza hiogaster dampieri
- Tachyspiza hiogaster lihirensis
- Tachyspiza hiogaster bougainvillei
- Tachyspiza hiogaster rufoschistacea
- Tachyspiza hiogaster rubianae
- Tachyspiza hiogaster malaitae
- Tachyspiza hiogaster pulchella
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco hiogaster
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1841)
- Type locality
- Ambon.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk., pt4 p.110,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Imitator Goshawk
Tachyspiza imitator
Frances's Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza francesiae
Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza trinotata
Grey-headed Goshawk
Tachyspiza poliocephala
New Britain Goshawk
Tachyspiza princeps
Grey Goshawk
Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
Black-mantled Goshawk
Tachyspiza melanochlamys
Pied Goshawk
Tachyspiza albogularis
Fiji Goshawk
Tachyspiza rufitorques
Moluccan Goshawk
Tachyspiza henicogramma
Slaty-mantled Goshawk
Tachyspiza luteoschistacea
White-bellied Goshawk
Tachyspiza haplochrous
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