Malaysia
Sabah, Borneo
Crested Goshawk
A secretive forest bird...hunts birds,
mammals and reptiles...relies on
surprise to catch its prey unaware.
mammals and reptiles...relies on
surprise to catch its prey unaware.
Accipiter trivirgatus
(L 14.2-18.1")
Near Sukau Rainforest Lodge
06Aug2018
© Stijn De Win
xeno-canto
Accipiter in Latin means
hawk; trivirgatus in Latin
means three striped.
hawk; trivirgatus in Latin
means three striped.
In real life, Goshawks resemble
Sparrow hawks the way leopards
resemble house cats.
Sparrow hawks the way leopards
resemble house cats.
(Helen Macdonald)
© Wikipedia