Goshawk Explained
Goshawk may refer to several species of birds of prey, mainly in the genus Accipiter:
Palearctic
- Eurasian goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, often referred to simply as the goshawk, since it is the only goshawk found in much of its range (in Europe and Asia).
Nearctic
- American goshawk, Accipiter atricapillus, often referred to simply as the goshawk, since it is the only goshawk found in much of its range (in North America).
Afrotropical
Australasian
- Pied goshawk, Accipiter albogularis
- †Powerful goshawk, Accipiter efficax
- Brown goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus
- Sulawesi goshawk, Accipiter griseiceps
- White-bellied goshawk, Accipiter haplochrous
- Moluccan goshawk, Accipiter henicogrammus
- Imitator goshawk, Accipiter imitator
- Slaty-mantled goshawk Accipiter luteoschistaceus
- Black-mantled goshawk, Accipiter melanochlamys
- Meyer's goshawk, Accipiter meyerianus
- Grey goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae
- Grey-headed goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus
- New Britain goshawk, Accipiter princeps
- †Gracile goshawk, Accipiter quartus
Indomalayan
Oceanian
but also in the genera Erythrotriorchis, Megatriorchis, Melierax, and Micronisus:
Afrotropical
Australasian
