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Species record

Red-chested Goshawk

Accipiter toussenelii

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderAccipitriformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatForest
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

274.6 g

Elevation

0 m - 3,300 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Accipiter toussenelii

English name

Red-chested Goshawk

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

No data

Genus

Accipiter

Species

toussenelii

Data source

BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

257 g

Maximum female mass

365 g

Minimum male mass

145 g

Maximum male mass

240 g

Minimum unsexed mass

299 g

Maximum unsexed mass

342 g

Average mass

274.6 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

3,300 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

3,300 m

Typical elevation

1,650 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.1

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Platform

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

30 d

Maximum incubation period

35 d

Minimum fledging period

32 d

Maximum fledging period

36 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Average fledging period

34 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary