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