A photo of a Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
Gabar Goshawk

Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

The gabar goshawk (Micronisus gabar) is a small species of African and Arabian bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The gabar goshawk is polymorphic and occurs in two distinct forms which fluctuate in relative abundance across the geographic range of the species. The more frequent, paler form has mostly grey upperparts with a conspicuous, white rump and white and grey barring on the chest, thighs and underwings, and a dark grey, barred tail. In contrast, the less frequent form, which accounts on average for approximately 25 percent of the overall population, is almost completely black. In both forms of adult the eyes are dark, and the legs are long and the cere is red. The cere and the legs are yellow in immatures and the plumage is generally browner, with the pale birds having untidier barring on the chest than the adult.
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Carl Holman
Saturday 18 Mar 2023 - 5:58pm
South Africa
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Trevor Kleyn
Friday 17 Mar 2023 - 6:09am
South Africa
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Aart Verrips
Sunday 12 Mar 2023 - 8:08am
South Africa
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Matteo Mambelli
Tuesday 07 Mar 2023 - 6:08am
South Africa
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