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Eurasian Goshawk
Astur gentilis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
American GoshawkAstur atricapillus
Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Russia | 4,999 |
|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 911 |
| Germany | 751 |
| Spain | 419 |
| Moscow | 404 |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 392 |
| Italy | 369 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 311 |
| Finland | 285 |
| Kirov Oblast | 253 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes |
| Family | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae |
| Genus | True Goshawks and Allies · Astur |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eurasian Goshawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.