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Goshawk Accipiter gentilis [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
BTO Codes:
GI , GOSHA
EURING No:
2670
Number in Britain:
400 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(AC3) Re-introduced Breeder, Accidental
Subspecies:
gentilis (R), atricapillus (V) recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
55 cm
Wingspan:
150 cm
Weight:
M: 850 g F: 1.5 kg
Scientific name from:
L.: accipiter =hawk (from accipere =to grasp)
and L.: gentilis =noble
World Distribution:
Europe, most of Asia, North America
Habitat:
Forest & open wood
Diet:
Birds and mammals (up to size of hare, 6kg), attacks from cover, pursues for short distance
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
400 pairs
in 1995
First Record:
10th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
First Breeding Record:
Southern England (after extinct 1890s) 1938
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
70 to 110 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
59 x 45 mm
Egg Weight:
67.0 g (of which 9 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
59
Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
Incubation:
35 - 38 days
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
35 - 42 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
301
Adult Survival:
0.81
Juvenile Survival:
0.26 (to age 2 )
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
7
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
15yr11m
(Germany: 18yr 8m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
G (males) H (females)
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Northern Goshawk
Gaelic:
Glas-sheabhag
Welsh:
Gwalch Marth
Danish:
Duehøg
Dutch:
Havik
Finnish:
Kanahaukka
French:
Autour des palombes
German:
Habicht
Hungarian:
Héja
Icelandic:
Gáshaukur
Irish:
Spioróg Mhór
Italian:
Astore
Norwegian:
Hønsehauk
Polish:
Jastrzab zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Açor
Spanish:
Azor
Swedish:
Duvhök
Local Names: Pigeon Hawk
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Block, W. 1993 The northern goshawk : ecology and management Cooper Ornithological Society,
[598.521 BLO]
Kenward, R.E. 2006 The Goshawk T & A.D. Poyser, London
[598.521 KEN]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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