Brown Goshawk

This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The brown goshawk was formally described in 1827 by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield under the binomial name Astur fasciatus. The type locality is the state of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The brown goshawk was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. In 2024 a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae confirmed earlier work that had shown that the genus was polyphyletic. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Brown Goshawk is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in Australia and surrounding islands. south Solomon Islands) T. f. rosseliana (Mayr, 1940) – Rossel Island (east Louisiade Archipelago, east of New Guinea) Its upperparts are grey with a chestnut collar. In Australia, it is found mainly in eucalypt forests and woodlands, as well as farmland and urban areas. It was also found on Norfolk Island to about 1790, and this may be another undescribed subspecies. (Wikipedia, general species account).