Crested Goshawk

Order - Accipitriformes
Family - Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Crested Goshawk

Lophospiza trivirgata

凤头苍鹰 (fèng-tóu què-yīng)

    Malay : Helang-Sewah Besar Berjambul

    Japanese : カンムリオオタカ (kanmuri ō-taka)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 冠大鷹

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 17,200,000km²

    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 30–46 cm; 224–450 g, male 352 g, female 563 g (means for unspecified number of formosae)
              Wingspan 68–76 cm (male) or 78–90 cm

    

    Subspecies (11) and Distribution

• Lophospiza trivirgata peninsulae (Koelz, 1949, Londa, Bombay district)
  – SW India.
• Lophospiza trivirgata layardi (Whistler, 1936, Ceylon)
  – Sri Lanka.
• Lophospiza trivirgata indica (Hodgson, 1836, Nepal)
  – NC, NE and E India and Nepal to S China, including Hainan, and S to Indochina and Malay Peninsula.
• Lophospiza trivirgata formosae (Mayr, 1949, Tapposha, Taiwan)
  – Taiwan.
• Lophospiza trivirgata trivirgata (Temminck, 1824, Sumatra)
  – Sumatra.
• Lophospiza trivirgata niasensis (Mayr, 1949, Nias)
  – Nias I (off W Sumatra).
• Lophospiza trivirgata javanica (Mayr, 1949, Tjibodas, western Java)
  – Java and Bali.
• Lophospiza trivirgata microsticta (Mayr, 1949, Riam, southwestern Borneo)
  – Borneo.
• Lophospiza trivirgata castroi (Manuel & Gilliard, 1952, Anibawan, Polillo)
  – Polillo Is, off E Luzon (N Philippines).
• Lophospiza trivirgata palawana (Mayr, 1949, Taguso, Palawan)
  – Calamian Group and Palawan (W Philippines); possibly this race Natuna Is (off W Borneo).
• Lophospiza trivirgata extima (Mayr, 1949, Davao, Mindanao)
  – Samar, Leyte, Negros and Mindanao (SE Philippines).

Distribution Map

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 30 March 2024

Location : Boat Ride & Cruise Taiping, Jalan Pekeliling, Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping,
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 30 March 2024
Location : Boat Ride & Cruise Taiping, Jalan Pekeliling, Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping,
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 30 March 2024
Location : Boat Ride & Cruise Taiping, Jalan Pekeliling, Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping,
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 02 July 2023

Location : Jalan Stesen, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 02 July 2023

Location : Jalan Stesen, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 04 April 2021

Location : Jalan Pekeliling, Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 04 April 2021

Location : Jalan Pekeliling, Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 14 March 2021

Location : Taman Tasik Food Centre Car Park, Jalan Pekeliling, Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping,
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 22 February 2020

Location : Taman Golf, Ipoh, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 02 November 2018

Location : Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest, Sungai Dua, 
Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 02 November 2018

Location : Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest, Sungai Dua, 
Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 20 October 2018

Location : Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest, Sungai Dua, 
Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 20 September 2015

Location : Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 20 September 2015

Location : Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Lophospiza trivirgata ssp. indica
Date : 20 September 2015

Location : Taiping Lake Garden, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak