Accipiter trivirgatus has a dark body color and a clear crest. Adult males have a gray-brown upper body color (dark brown crown and gray head sides) with stripes on the wings and tail. The lower body is rust red, the chest is streaked with black, there is a thick black stripe across the white belly and thighs. The neck is white with black stripes descending towards the throat. Females and juveniles are like adult males, but streaks and transverse stripes on the lower body are brown and the upper body a paler brown.
Description
Population Size
Unknown
Life Span
-
WEIGHT
Male 352 g; female 563 g
LENGTH
30-46 cm
Ca
Carnivore
So
Solitary
Classification
KINGDOM
:
Animalia
PHYLUM
:
Chordata
CLASS
:
Aves
ORDER
:
Accipitriformes
FAMILY
:
Accipitridae
GENUS
:
Accipiter
SPECIES
:
Accipiter trivirgatus