Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus] (Variable or Red-chested Goshawk)

Variable or Red-chested Goshawk

Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus] (= Accipiter hiogaster) (Müller, S, 1841)

The variable goshawk is a bird of prey native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was recently elevated to species status, and was previously lumped together with the grey goshawk. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Accipiter
Scientific:
  Accipiter hiogaster

Original description

Citation:
(Müller, S, 1841)

Reference:
Verh.Nat.Gesch.[Temminck] Land-Volk. p.110,note

Protonym:
Falco hiogaster

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56901948

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
A4AAB528ECA0EDBC

Avibase ID:
avibase-A4AAB528

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A4AAB528

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824015

Geographic range:

Accipiter hiogaster hiogaster: South Moluccas
Accipiter hiogaster griseogularis: N Moluccas (Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Bacan)
Accipiter hiogaster polionotus: Banda and Tanimbar islands (e Indonesian Archipelago)
Accipiter hiogaster albiventris: Tayandu and Kai islands (e Indonesian Archipelago)
Accipiter hiogaster obiensis: Obi I. (central Moluccas)
Accipiter hiogaster mortyi: Morotai I. (n Moluccas)
Accipiter hiogaster pallidiceps: Buru I. (s Moluccas)
Accipiter hiogaster leucosomus: New Guinea
Accipiter hiogaster pallidimas: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
Accipiter hiogaster manusi: Admiralty Islands
Accipiter hiogaster matthiae: Bismarck Archipelago (Mussau)
Accipiter hiogaster misulae: Louisiade Archipelago
Accipiter hiogaster misoriensis: Biak I. (New Guinea)
Accipiter hiogaster dampieri: New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
Accipiter hiogaster lavongai: Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
Accipiter hiogaster lihirensis: Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir and Tanga)
Accipiter hiogaster sylvestris: Lesser Sundas
Accipiter pulchellus pulchellus: Guadalcanal (sw Solomon Islands)
Accipiter pulchellus malaitae: Malaita (se Solomon Islands)
Accipiter pulchellus bougainvillei: Bougainville (n Solomon Islands)
Accipiter pulchellus rufoschistaceus: Solomon Islands (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Florida Group)
Accipiter pulchellus rubianae: Central Solomon Islands
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Variable or Red-chested Goshawk
French:
Autour variable ou A. à poitrine rousse

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Variable or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus])
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Variable Goshawk ( Accipiter hiogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Variable Goshawk ( Accipiter hiogaster) [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Variable Goshawk ( Accipiter hiogaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Variable Goshawk ( Accipiter hiogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Variable Goshawk ( Accipiter hiogaster) [version 1]
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Variable Goshawk ( Accipiter hiogaster) [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Accipiter hiogaster [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Accipiter [novaehollandiae, hiogaster or pulchellus]

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Astor variable
Danish: Variabel Duehøg
German: Inselhabicht
English: Variable Goshawk, Variable or Red-chested Goshawk
English, HBW: Variable/Lesser Sundas Goshawk
English (IOC): Variable Goshawk
English (United States): Variable Goshawk
Spanish: Azor variable
Spanish (Spain): Azor Variable
Spanish (HBW): Variable Goshawk
Estonian: saare-tuvikull
Finnish: punakanahaukka
French: Autour variable, Autour variable ou A. à poitrine rousse
Croatian: sivoleđi jastreb
Indonesian: Alap-alap putih, Elang-alap kelabu
Italian: Astore variabile
Japanese (romaji): kawariootaka
Japanese: カワリオオタカ
Scientific: Accipiter [hiogaster or pulchellus], Accipiter hiogaster, Accipiter hiogaster hiogaster, Accipiter novaehollandiae hiogaster, Falco hiogaster
Lithuanian: Rudasis vanagas
Dutch: Grijs-rode Havik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Protevshauk
Norwegian: Protevshauk
Polish: krogulec rdzawobrzuchy
Portuguese: açor-variável
Portuguese (Portugal): açor-variável
Russian: Изменчивый ястреб
Slovak: jastrab hrdzavobruchý
Serbian: Raznobojni jastreb
Swedish: variabel duvhök
Turkish: Değişken çakır
Ukrainian: яструб індонезійський
Chinese: 杂色鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 雜色鷹