| Imitator goshawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Tachyspiza |
| Species: | T. imitator
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachyspiza imitator (Hartert, EJO, 1926)
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The imitator goshawk or imitator sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza imitator) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is found on the islands of Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
It has a length of 26-33 cm and a wingspan of 53-63 cm.2 Regarding mass, one male weighed 208 grams and two females weighed 225 and 250 grams, respectively.3
References
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Accipiter imitator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22695553A171994925. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- Ferguson-Lees, James (2005). Raptors of the World. Helm Field Guides. David A. Christie. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-0-7136-6957-2.
- Dunning Jr., John B. (2007-12-05). CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses (0 ed.). CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781420064452. ISBN 978-0-429-14982-5.