Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Australasian Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) - HBW 2, p. 150
French: Autour australien
German: Bänderhabicht
Spanish: Azor Australiano
Other common names: Brown/Australian Goshawk
Taxonomy: Astur fasciatus Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, New South Wales.
Birds of Buru (S Moluccas) have traditionally been awarded a separate race, buruensis, but identical to Australian birds of race didimus; status remains uncertain, as these birds could refer to migrants of didimus, or a resident form. Race natalis may belong to A. novaehollandiae complex, or might even be separate species. Eleven subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- natalis (Lister, 1889) - Christmas I (Indian Ocean).
- tjendanae Stresemann, 1925 - Sumba (Lesser Sundas).
- wallacii (Sharpe, 1874) - Lesser Sundas, from Lombok E to Babar.
- natalis (Lister, 1889) - Christmas I (Indian Ocean).
- tjendanae Stresemann, 1925 - Sumba (Lesser Sundas).
- wallacii (Sharpe, 1874) - Lesser Sundas, from Lombok E to Babar.
- stresemanni Rensch, 1931 - islets between Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.
- hellmayri Stresemann, 1922 - Timor, Alor, Roti (Lesser Sundas).
- savu Mayr, 1941 - Sawu (Lesser Sundas).
- polycryptus Rothschild & Hartert, 1915 - E New Guinea.
- dogwa Rand, 1941 - S New Guinea.
- didimus (Mathews, 1912) - N Australia; Buru (S Moluccas).
- fasciatus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) - Timor (Lesser Sundas); Australia and Tasmania; Rennell and Bellona Is (Solomons).
- vigilax (Wetmore, 1926) - New Caledonia, Loyalty Is, Vanuatu.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
Male, perched and calling. Female calling nearby. Locality Hall, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 1 November 2011 1 year ago 54 sec 4.5 -
Female, calling and responding to harassment by a Pied Currawong. Nest nearby. Locality Hall, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 1 November 2011 1 year ago 49 sec 4.4 -
Male perched near nest, female calling in the background then landing near the male. Locality Hall, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 1 November 2011 1 year ago 59 sec 4.4 -
Female on birdbath Locality Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia
birdinggreynomads 4 October 2010 2 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A female moving a prey (reptile), in the nest. Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp fasciatus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 41 sec 4.2 -
A female in the nest, eating a gecko and then incubating. Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp fasciatus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 48 sec 4
-
Brown goshawk defending nest.
Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 18 November 2010 2 years ago 4.7 -
bird on a log
Locality Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 June 2012 41 weeks ago 4.3 -
This bird was looking to defend it's territory
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Roger Williams 11 January 2013 18 weeks ago 4 -
bird perched on log
Locality Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 June 2012 41 weeks ago 4 -
Female, swooping
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp fasciatus)
Geoffrey Dabb 20 November 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Juvenile in waterbath
Locality Broome Bird Observatory, Broome, Western Australia, Australia
birdinggreynomads 28 September 2010 2 years ago 3.9
-
A female calling just after arriving to the nest. Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp fasciatus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 4 -
An immature bird calling from high in a tree. Locality Point Addis, Victoria, Australia
(ssp fasciatus)
Nick Talbot 15 January 2013 17 weeks ago 0 -
A bird calling repeatedly. Locality Woodlands Historic Park, Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp fasciatus)
Nick Talbot 5 August 2012 40 weeks ago 0
Email this page