Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
About the Northern Goshawk
The Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is a widespread species that inhabits many of the temperate parts of Eurasia. Except in a small portion of southern Asia, it is the only species of "goshawk" in its range and it is thus often referred to, both officially and unofficially, as simply goshawk. It is mainly resident, but birds from colder regions migrate south for the winter. As of 2023, goshawks found in North America are no longer considered to be conspecific, but are now designated as the American goshawk (Astur atricapillus).
A real field recording of the Northern Goshawk. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 842 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachirorecording
- BesraAccipiter virgatusprofile
- Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorrecording
- Black SparrowhawkAccipiter melanoleucusprofile
- Black-mantled GoshawkAccipiter melanochlamysprofile
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatusrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.