Henst's goshawk [SEP] parent taxon
Henst's goshawk
Henst's goshawk ("Accipiter henstii") is a species a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is a large diurnal bird endemic to the island of Madagascar. It is an obligate forest species that occurs at very low densities on island and is rarely seen. It can only occupy the primary and secondary forests found within the island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and plantations. 
It
within the forest and will rarely soar above the canopy cover.
The species was first described by Hermann Shlegel a German Ornithologist in 1873.
Description Mimic.
Henst's goshawk may be easily confused with an apparent mimic species also present in Madagascar, the Madagascar Serpent‐eagle ("Eutriorchis astur)." These species may be distinguished using a few key features. The first being size, Henst's goshawk is a much larger bird. The barred pattern present on the breast of Henst's goshawk is also more distinct than that