Why are the C. Sparrowhawk & B. Goshawk so similar?

[Paul Taylor <>]

On 12/01/2013 8:50 AM, David Adams wrote:
> I think the biggest Australian Accipiter-related evolutionary question 
> is how to explain the white morph of the Grey Goshawk. An all white 
> raptor in the forest?
An all white raptor amongst all white cockatoos in the forest.  (For the 
grey morph,
Galahs?)  Being hidden in plain sight can be just as effective as 
"stealth" camouflage
if your prey doesn't realise their mistake until it's too late.

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