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New Britain Goshawk Accipiter princeps

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A rare, fairly large, heavy-billed gray hawk restricted to the forested hills and mountains of New Britain. Uniform slate-gray above and pale grayish below, sometimes with faint barring. Note orange eyes, orange legs, and orange base to bill. Poorly known; immature plumages and calls unknown. Large, and paler-headed than the smaller Slaty-mantled Goshawk, lacking the cream underside of that species. Absence of rufous collar distinguishes it from smaller New Britain Sparrowhawk.

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