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.
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.
EtymologyEdit
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 ItaliannaturalistGiacomo Doria.
ReferencesEdit
^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. ISBN0-19-550624-3.
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BirdLife Species Factsheet
October 19, 2023
doria, goshawk, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Doria s goshawk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Doria s goshawk or Doria s hawk 2 Megatriorchis doriae is a raptor the only member of the genus Megatriorchis Doria s goshawkConservation statusNear Threatened IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClade DinosauriaClass AvesOrder AccipitriformesFamily AccipitridaeGenus MegatriorchisSalvadori amp D Albertis 1875Species M doriaeBinomial nameMegatriorchis doriaeSalvadori amp D Albertis 1875 Contents 1 Description 2 Habitat and distribution 3 Conservation 4 Etymology 5 References 6 External linksDescription EditAt 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 EditDoria 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 EditDue 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 EditIn 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 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megatriorchis doriae nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Megatriorchis doriae BirdLife Species Factsheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doria 27s goshawk amp oldid 1112386513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
