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National Recovery Plan for the Christmas Island Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus natalis
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National Recovery Plan for the Christmas Island Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus natalis
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Since the Christmas Island Goshawk was described by Lister in 1888 as a full species Accipiter natalis, debate has continued over whether it is more closely allied to the Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus, or to the Grey Goshawk A. novaehollandiae. Lister (1888) thought the Christmas Island Goshawk was allied to the Grey Goshawk from the Maluku A. n. griseogularis. Chasen (1933) disagreed, thinking it a member of the A. fasciatus group. The Christmas Island Goshawk may have been isolated from populations of either of these species for a long period of time, and Carter (1994) raised the possibility of resurrecting the Christmas Island subspecies natalis to a full species.