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American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
28 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
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 121,803 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 95,362 |
| Quebec | 24,981 |
| Ontario | 23,076 |
| British Columbia | 14,815 |
| New York | 11,242 |
| Alberta | 10,243 |
| Michigan | 7,534 |
| Idaho | 7,236 |
| Minnesota | 7,026 |
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
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
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 |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Goshawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.