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Grey-headed Goshawk

Accipiter poliocephalus Gray, GR 1858

The grey-headed goshawk is a lightly built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Accipiter
Scientific:
  Accipiter poliocephalus

Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1858

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 26, no.357 p.170

Protonym:
  Accipiter poliocephalus

Type locality:
  Aru Islands.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271682

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  435FF493D6AB9195

Avibase ID:
  avibase-435FF493

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/435FF493

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175336

Geographic range:

  • Accipiter poliocephalus: New Guinea, Aru Is., D'Entrecasteaux Arch. and Louisiade Arch.
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grey-headed Goshawk
Catalan:
Astor capgrís
Czech:
krahujec šedobílý
Danish:
Gråhovedet Duehøg
German:
Aschkopfhabicht
Spanish:
Gavilán Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán Cabecigrís
Finnish:
harmaalintuhaukka
French:
Autour à tête grise
Croatian:
novogvinejski kobac
Hungarian:
új-guineai héja
Italian:
Astore testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
haigashiraootaka
Japanese:
ハイガシラオオタカ
Lithuanian:
Pilkagalvis vištvanagis
Dutch:
Bleke Sperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudhauk
Norwegian:
Gråhodehauk
Polish:
krogulec nowogwinejski
Portuguese:
Açor-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
açor-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Сероголовый тетеревятник
Slovak:
jastrab sivý
Swedish:
gråhuvad hök
Ukrainian:
Яструб сіроголовий
Chinese:
苍头鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
蒼頭鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Autour à tête grise ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Autour à tête grise ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 1st edition:
New Guinea Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2021:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2022:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2023:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 3rd edition:
New Guinea Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 4th edition:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2015:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2016:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2017:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2018:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Clements, version 2019:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 1.50:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 1.52:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 1.53:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 1.54:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 1.55:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2015:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2016:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2017:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2018:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2019:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2021:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2022:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
eBird version 2023:
Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
New Guinea Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
New Guinea Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
New Guinea Gray-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Accipiter poliocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Accipiter poliocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Accipiter poliocephalus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Accipiter poliocephalus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Grey-headed Goshawk ( Tachyspiza poliocephalus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter poliocephalus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter poliocephalus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: হভমটভাথা হগাদাচ঱কময
Bengali (transliteration): mēṭēmāthā gōdāśikarē*
Catalan: Astor capgrís
Czech: Jestráb šedobílý, jestřáb šedobilý, krahujec šedobílý
Danish: Gråhovedet Duehøg
German: Aschkopfhabicht
English: Gray headed Goshawk, Gray-headed Goshawk, Gray-headed Sparrowhawk, Grey headed Goshawk, Grey-headed Goshawk, Grey-headed Sparrowhawk, New Guinea Goshawk, New Guinea Gray-headed Goshawk, New Guinea Grey-headed Goshawk
English, HBW: Grey-headed Goshawk
English (IOC): Grey-headed Goshawk
English (United States): Gray-headed Goshawk
Esperanto: Helgrizkapa akcipitro
Spanish: Gavilán Cabecigrís, Gavilán de Nueva Guinea
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán Cabecigrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-headed Goshawk
Estonian: hallpea-raudkull
Finnish: Harmaalintuhaukka
French: Autour à tête grise, Autour poliocéphale, Épervier à tête grise
Croatian: novogvinejski kobac
Hungarian: új-guineai héja
Indonesian: Alap-alap kepala kelabu, Elang-alap pucat-sosonokan, Elangalap Pucat-sosonokan
Italian: Astore testagrigia, Astore testagrigia della Nuova Guinea
Japanese (romaji): haigashiraootaka
Japanese: ハイガシラオオタカ
Scientific: Accipiter poliocephalus, Tachyspiza poliocephalus
Lithuanian: Pilkagalvis vištvanagis
Dutch: Bleke Sperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhovudhauk
Norwegian: Gråhodehauk
Polish: krogulec nowogwinejski
Portuguese: Açor-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): açor-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Новогвинейский пепельноголовый тетеревятник, Сероголовый тетеревятник, Сероголовый ястреб
Slovak: jastrab sivý
Swedish: Gråhuvad hök
Turkish: Gri başlı atmaca
Tatar: Яңа Гвинея көл башлы тавык карчыгасы
Ukrainian: Яструб сіроголовий
Chinese: 苍头鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 蒼頭鷹

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