| Erythrotriorchis | |
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| Red Goshawk | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Superorder: | Accipitrimorphae |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Accipitrinae |
| Tribe: | Accipitrini |
| Genus: | Erythrotriorchis Sharpe, 1875 |
Erythrotriorchis is a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It contains the following species:[1]
- Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi)
- Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)
Etymology[]
"Erythro-" is from a Greek word for "red", and "triorchis" meant a kind of hawk thought to have three testicles. For further details see Eutriorchis.
References[]
- ^ "Erythrotriorchis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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