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Variable Goshawk

Accipiter hiogaster

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Primary Traits

FamilyAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformes
RealmAW
HabitatForest
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

266.3 g

Elevation

0 m - 800 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Accipiter hiogaster

English name

Variable Goshawk

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Accipiter

Species

hiogaster

Data source

BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

AW

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

207 g

Maximum female mass

439 g

Minimum male mass

172 g

Maximum male mass

247 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

266.3 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

800 m

Maximum elevation

1,600 m

Elevation range

800 m

Typical elevation

400 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.22

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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

No data

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

30 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Dispersive, Sedentary