Sulawesi Goshawk

The Sulawesi goshawk is an accipitrid raptor endemic to Sulawesi. Current taxonomy places it in Lophospiza as Lophospiza griseiceps, while older literature and databases commonly use Accipiter griseiceps. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System now identifies the Lophospiza combination as the valid name, reflecting the recent reassignment. The accessible sources did not give a complete plumage description or measurements that could be safely paraphrased (Wikipedia account; ITIS taxonomy record).

Its verified habitats are moist lowland and montane forest. Beyond this broad forest association, the sources opened did not establish altitude, prey, hunting method, nest site, clutch, incubation or fledging period. Those characteristics are not inferred from other goshawks because differences among island raptors can be substantial. This concise entry therefore records only the documented range, habitat and taxonomic history while leaving species biology open for a future primary or full Birds of the World account (Wikipedia general account).