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Goshawk

Index of animals with the same common name

Goshawk may refer to several species of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae:

Palearctic

  • Eurasian goshawk, Astur 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, Astur 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

Indomalayan

Oceanian

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