Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Meyer's Goshawk (Accipiter meyerianus)

French: Autour de Meyer German: Meyerhabicht Spanish: Azor de Meyer
Other common names: Papuan Goshawk

Taxonomy: Astur Meyerianus Sharpe, 1878, Ansus, Yapen Island.
Possibly forms superspecies with A. gentilis, A. melanoleucus and A. henstii. Geographical variation may exist. Monotypic.

Distribution: Halmahera and Seram (Moluccas) through N & E New Guinea to New Britain and Solomon Is (on Kolombangara and Guadalcanal).