Imitator Goshawk Accipiter imitator

Imitator Goshawk Accipiter imitator

Vulnerable

Location: Papua New Guinea

The Imitator Goshawk has been collected and sighted in lowland forest or forest edge to at least 400 m and, possibly, 1,000 m (Webb 1992, 1995, Debus 1995, Dutson 2011). One was seen feeding on a Chestnut-bellied Monarch Monarcha castaneiventris (Webb 1997). Their ecology is poorly known and their niche separation from A. albogularis is unknown, but their shorter wings and tail and longer legs suggest that they are better adapted to interior forest (Schodde 1977).

On all islands, there is ongoing but limited habitat loss to forest clearance for subsistence gardens. The Imitator Goshawk possibly suffers from competition with A. albogularis, especially in degraded forest.

Imitator Goshawks are shrewd raptors that are vulnerable in #PapuaNewGuinea #SolomonIslands on @IUCNredlist due to #palmoil #deforestation and #forest #clearance. You can help them by joining the #Boycott4Wildlife

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As a lowland and hill species with almost all records from old-growth forest, Imitator Goshawks are likely to be threatened by forest loss and degradation. Industrial logging continues on Choiseul and Santa Isabale (G. Dutson in litt. 2016) and logging may become a problem on Bougainville when the island opens up to development.

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Further Information

BirdLife International. 2016. Accipiter imitator. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22695553A93515433. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695553A93515433.en. Downloaded on 03 February 2021.

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