Fiji Goshawk
Tachyspiza rufitorques(Peale, TR, 1849)
English (US) Fiji Goshawk
The Fiji Goshawk (Tachyspiza rufitorques) 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: FijiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tachyspiza rufitorques
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fiji Goshawk
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Astur rufitorques
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
- Type locality
- Town of Levuka, Ovalau Is., Fiji.
- Original description
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.68, pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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