African goshawk
accipiter tachiro latin

It is often considered conspecific with the African Goshawk.

Unlike the African Goshawk, this species is said to perform flight displays only rarely.

It takes more large insects than the African Goshawk, and also eats lizards, earthworms, and small mammals and birds.

The two subspecies groups may be considered separate species, in which case the western one is called Accipiter macroscelides, the West African Goshawk.

The African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.

Over 300 birds can also be found in the area, including the endangered Lammergeier, African Goshawk, and Baglafecht Weaver.

The (rather indefinite) boundary with the African Goshawk is in western Uganda and the eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

More commonly, though, the present species is lumped with the African Goshawk because the groups intergrade and vary widely within themselves and separated populations resemble each other.

With some regularity, they prey on other raptor species, including Shikra, Ovambo Sparrowhawk, African Goshawk and Wood Owl.

Avifauna recorded consists of 27 bird species in the forests, out of which the endemic species are hadada, the African Goshawk, the palm-nut vulture, Scops owl, the malachite kingfisher and the Pemba white-eye.

The African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.