Doria's goshawk
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Megatriorchis Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 |
| Species: | M. doriae
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| Megatriorchis doriae Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875
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Doria's goshawk or Doria's hawk,[2] (Megatriorchis doriae) is a raptor, the only member of the genus Megatriorchis.
Description[edit]
At up to 69 cm long, it is among the biggest hawks in the broad sense. It is greyish-brown with a black-barred crown and upperparts, whitish underparts, a black streak behind the eye, dark brown irises, a blackish bill and greenish-yellow legs. The sexes are similar. The female is slightly larger than the male.
Habitat and distribution[edit]
Doria's goshawk is endemic to lowland rainforests of New Guinea and Batanta Island. Its diet consists mainly of birds, including the lesser bird of paradise, and other small animals.
Conservation[edit]
Due to ongoing habitat loss, Doria's goshawk is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Etymology[edit]
In the genus name, "Mega-" is from the Greek word for "big". "Triorchis" was Greek for a kind of hawk thought to have three testicles — see Eutriorchis for details. The species name commemorates the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Megatriorchis doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695706A93524334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695706A93524334.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Debus, Stephen J. S. (1998). "(Introduction to) Chapter 4 Australian endemic hawks, genera Lophoictinia, Hamirostra, Erythrotriorchis". The birds of prey of Australia: a field guide. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-19-550624-3.
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