A David Mead original from Raptors of the World, published by Christopher Helm as a Handbook (2001) and a Field Guide (2005).

PLATE 44 in Handbook (Field Guide plate 48)

Doria’s Hawk Megatriorchis doriae
New Guinea

Bϋrgers’s Hawk Erythrotriorchis buergersi
New Guinea

Black-mantled Goshawk Accipiter melanochlamys
New Guinea

Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus
New Guinea and nearby islands

ABOUT THE BIRDS An odd mix of goshawk- and kite-like features makes Doria’s Hawk difficult to classify. A rainforest species, its avian prey includes birds-of-paradise.
Bϋrgers’s Hawk, a mountain forest bird, is another enigmatic species. Formerly regarded as an accipiter, it is now placed in a distinct genus with Australia’s Red Hawk (plate 48).
Cloudforests are the home of the bird-eating Black-mantled Goshawk, which often lives at elevations above 3000m (10,000ft).
Down in the New Guinea lowlands, the Grey-headed Goshawk hunts lizards and snakes in forest clearings.

Medium Gouache on tinted acrylic gesso
Image size 8in x 12in (20cm x 30cm)