Crested goshawk

Crested goshawk
Lophospiza trivirgata peninsulae; clicked in Kannur, Kerala.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Lophospiza
Species:
L. trivirgata
Binomial name
Lophospiza trivirgata
(Temminck, 1824)
Range map
yellow: possible residence.
Synonyms
  • Falco trivirgatus Temminck, 1982
  • Accipiter trivirgatus

The crested goshawk (Lophospiza trivirgata) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is widely distributed in tropical Asia. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.

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