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
TitBit:
It is often said that the Azores were named after the Goshawk (Acor in Portuguese), although it is possible sailors misidentified the local race of Buzzard (which is on the small side), it is perhaps more likley to derive from the vernacular for blue (azor).
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
431 pairs
in 2005-09
First Record:
10th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
First Breeding Record:
Southern England (after extinct 1890s) 1938
Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 GREEN 1996-2001 GREEN
Races of Concern:
gentilis GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
70 to 110 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
Other Names
Order:
Accipitriformes
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