General description:
Adult unmistakable. Juvenile mottled brown white with tail, which distinguishes it from dark-tailed adult and juvenile H.sanfordi.
Conservation status:
Not Threatened.
Diagnostic description:
Adult unmistakable. Juvenile mottled brown white with tail, which distinguishes it from dark-tailed adult and juvenile H.sanfordi.
Behaviour:
Size:
75 - 85 cm, male 2120 – 2900 g, larger female 2900-3400 g, wingspan 180-217 cm.
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy:
- Falco leucogaster Gmelin, 1788, no locality = Java. Forms superspecies with H. sanfordi. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Distribution:
- India and Sri Lanka through SE Asia, Philippines, Wallacea, New Guinea and Bismarcks to Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat:
Inshore and islands, costs, estuaries and terrestrial wetlands, ranging over nearby wooded and open areas, from sealevel up to 1400 m. Nest in woodland and rocky areas
Trophic strategy:
Mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, carrion, and tidal offal.
Taxonomic name: