| Northern Goshawk | |||
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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: | Astur | ||
| Species: | A. gentilis | ||
| Binomial name | |||
| Astur gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||
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Accipiter gentilis | |||
Northern Goshawk or just Goshawk, Astur gentilis is a species of raptor in the Accipitrini tribe. It forms a species-group with Henst's Goshawk, Astur henstii, Black Sparrowhawk, Astur melanoleucus and Meyer's Goshawk, Astur meyeri.[2]
Other names[]
Goshawk
Description[]
The northern Goshawk, similar to it's relative the Sparrowhawk has broad, blunted wings and a rather fierce looking expression. They can be hard to see being secretive birds.
Similar species[]
Sparrowhawk
Behaviour[]
Goshawks are perfectly adapted to their habitat. Living in woodlands they must be quick and fast, able to dodge around obstacles and react speedily. This they can do, and their shape is perfect for speed and agility.
Diet[]
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Reproduction[]
Distribution/habitat[]
The Goshawk is a bird of forests and woodland but can be found over grassland occasionaly. They are secretive birds which is why they prefer living in woods.
References[]
- ^ "Accipiter gentilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Orta, J. & Marks, J.S. (2017). Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/53089 on 7 September 2017).
- ^ "Astur gentilis schvedowi AVIS-IBIS".
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Accipiter_gentilis |
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Wikispecies has information related to: http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accipiter_gentilis |
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- Northern goshawk species account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Northern goshawk - Accipiter gentilis – USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Environment Canada goshawk page
- Ageing and sexing (PDF; 5.4 MB) by Javier Blasco-Zumeta & Gerd-Michael Heinze
- Feathers of Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
- "Accipiter gentilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- The Medicine Bow National Forest (A habitat for the Northern goshawk) – Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
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- "Accipiter gentilis". Avibase.
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