| New Britain goshawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Tachyspiza |
| Species: | T. princeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachyspiza princeps (Mayr, 1934)
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The New Britain goshawk (Tachyspiza princeps) is a bird of prey species in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Formerly classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN,[2] it was suspected to be rarer than previously assumed. Following the evaluation of its population status, this was found to be correct, and it is consequently uplisted to vulnerable status in 2008.[3] The first-ever photograph of a New Britain goshawk was taken in March 2024 in the Pomio District of New Britain.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695561A93515924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695561A93515924.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ BLI (2004)
- ^ BLI (2008)
- ^ Bandara, Pesala (16 September 2024). "Photographer Captures First-Ever Image of Bird of Prey 'Lost' for 55 Years". PetaPixel. Retrieved 17 September 2024.