Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Henst's Goshawk (Accipiter henstii) - HBW 2, p. 162
French: Autour de Henst
German: Madagaskarhabicht
Spanish: Azor Malgache
Other common names: Madagascar Goshawk
Taxonomy: Astur henstii Schlegel, 1873, Madagascar.
May form superspecies with A. gentilis, A. melanoleucus and even A. meyerianus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Madagascar.
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adult perched on one foot, becomes alert, flies off - calls after flying off whilst joining a second (unseen) bird Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 3 September 2007 3 years ago 35 sec 3.7
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Adult Chasing a Crested Drongo
Locality Mananara Lodge, Anjozorobe Forest Corridor, Madagascar
Dubi Shapiro 25 November 2010 1 year ago 3.3
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Calls after flying off whilst joining a second bird. Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
(Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 3 September 2007 17 weeks ago 3
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