Accipiter henstii (Schlegel, 1873) (Falconiformes: Accipitridae): new distribution record from southwest Madagascar

By

Gardner, Charlie J
Jasper, Louise D

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-2-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

10

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

164--165

Subjects

Accipitridae , Distribution , Falconiformes , Henst's Goshawk

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/10.1.164

 

Abstract

The Near Threatened Henst’s goshawk Accipiter henstii is endemic to Madagascar and is widely distributed in the east, west and north of the country, but has been recorded only rarely from the subarid south and southwest where its occurrence remains unconfirmed across large areas. We present an observation of a breeding pair from Ranofoty in the Fiherenana River valley in southwest Madagascar, filling a gap in our knowledge of its distribution and adding to the avifauna of Ranobe-PK32 protected area.