Northern goshawk
The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Accipiter |
| Species: | A. gentilis
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| Accipiter gentilis | |
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Falco gentilis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
There are other species in this genus, but this bird is spoken of as the goshawk because it has a wide range over most of Europe, Eurasia and North America.[3] Probably only the golden eagle has a wider range.
The goshawk is a "true hawk",[4] and its scientific name in Latin is Accipiter, which means "hawk".
In the Middle Ages only the nobility were permitted to fly goshawks for falconry.[5]
It is mainly a resident bird, but those from colder regions migrate south for the winter.[3] In North America, migratory goshawks are often seen migrating south along mountain ridge tops at nearly any time of the fall, depending on latitude.[6]
References
- ↑ "Accipiter gentilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Astur gentilis schvedowi AVIS-IBIS". 10 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ferguson-Lees, James; Christie, David A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-12762-7.
- ↑ Brown, Leslie; Amadon, Dean (1986). Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. Wellfleet. ISBN 978-1555214722.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 30, 171–172. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Squires, J.; Reynolds, R. (1997). Northern Goshawk in. Birds of North America. Vol. 298. pp. 2–27.