Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
Order: FALCONIFORMES
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Vultures
Scientific name: Accipiter trivirgatus
English name: Crested Goshawk
Characteristic: "Size 30-36 cm. Femala a little larger than the male, has greyish brown back, whereas it is grey in the male; whitish underpart with fine reddish brown arrings. Chin white."
Distribution: "Africa, South Asia, Southern China, Hainan, the Nicobars, through SE Asis to Sumatra.In Thailand, widely spread except in the southernmost Provines."
Habitat: "Dry evergreen forest, dipterocarp forest and secondary growth"
Habit: "Prefers exposed perches. Sometimes seen soaring for a short distances, before plunging swiftly to seize preys. Diet comprises large insects, small vertebrates, such as birds, rodents and reptiles. Breeding between March - May, when a clutch of 3 - 5 eggs will be deposited. The incubation period is 18 - 21 days."
Status: "Being uncommon,both as a resident and a seasonal migrant.Mostly found singly in the dipterocarp forest."
