Adult © Lee-Lien WANG
Juvenile © Jessica Wang
Adult © Phil Richardson
Juvenile © Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij
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Adult © Anonymous

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

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Identification

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Powerfully built hawk of forests, especially hilly woods. Namesake crest is usually held low and not very visible. Adult has a gray head, brown wings, whitish underparts with thick orange-brown stripes in belly and streaks in breast, and white throat with black borders. Juvenile similar but with brown head, sparingly marked underparts, and very short crest. Appears stockier and relatively shorter-tailed in flight than other accipiters. Flying adults may also show a fluffy white clump of feathers on both sides of the tail.

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