Variable Goshawk

The variable goshawk (Tachyspiza hiogaster) is a bird of prey native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was recently elevated to species status, and was previously lumped together with the grey goshawk. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. == Subspecies == Twenty-two subspecies are recognised: T. h. sylvestris (Wallace, 1864) – Sumbawa to Alor Island (west, central Lesser Sunda Islands). Lesser Sundas goshawk is sometimes elevated to species status. T. h. polionota (Salvadori, 1889) – Damar Island and Babar Islands (east Lesser Sunda Islands), Banda and Tanimbar is. (south Moluccas) T. h. mortyi (Hartert, EJO, 1925) – Morotai (north Moluccas) T. h. griseogularis (Gray, GR, 1861) – Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Bacan Islands (north Moluccas) and Gebe (northwest of New Guinea) T. h. obiensis (Hartert, EJO, 1903) – Obi Islands (central north Moluccas) T. h. hiogaster (Müller, S, 1841) – Kelang (north of northwest Seram), Seram, Saparua (south of west Seram) and Ambon (central east Moluccas) T. h. pallidiceps (Salvadori, 1879) – Buru (central west Moluccas) T. h. albiventris (Salvadori, 1876) – Tayandu Islands and Kai Islands (southeast Moluccas) T. h. leucosoma (Sharpe, 1874) – New Guinea and many satellites T. h. misoriensis…