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Doria's goshawk

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Doria's goshawk or Doria's hawk,[2] (Megatriorchis doriae) is a raptor, the only member of the genus Megatriorchis.

Description

At up to 69 cm long, it is among the biggest hawks in the broad sense. It is greyish-brown with a black-barred crown and upperparts, whitish underparts, a black streak behind the eye, dark brown irises, a blackish bill and greenish-yellow legs. The sexes are similar. The female is slightly larger than the male.

Habitat and distribution

Doria's goshawk is endemic to lowland rainforests of New Guinea and Batanta Island. Its diet consists mainly of birds, including the lesser bird of paradise, and other small animals.

Conservation

Due to ongoing habitat loss, Doria's goshawk is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Etymology

In the genus name, "Mega-" is from the Greek word for "big". "Triorchis" was Greek for a kind of hawk thought to have three testicles — see Eutriorchis for details. The species name commemorates the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Megatriorchis doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695706A93524334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695706A93524334.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Debus, Stephen J. S. (1998). "(Introduction to) Chapter 4 Australian endemic hawks, genera Lophoictinia, Hamirostra, Erythrotriorchis". The birds of prey of Australia: a field guide. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-19-550624-3.

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Doria's goshawk: Brief Summary

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Doria's goshawk or Doria's hawk, (Megatriorchis doriae) is a raptor, the only member of the genus Megatriorchis.

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