Prakruti Parichay
AccipitridaeAccipiter

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

50–61 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor and resident? Mainly Pakistan and Himalayas. Very large, with heavy, deep-chested a ppearance. Wings comparatively long, with bulging secondaries. Male has grey upperparts (greyer than female Eurasian Sparrowhawk), white supercilium, and finely barred underparts. Female considerably larger with browner upperparts. Juvenile has heavy streaking on buff-coloured underparts. Hunting abits are similar to Eurasian Sparrowhawk ' s, but more powerful. Oak and high - altitude con iferous forest. sometimes hunting above the tree line in Himalayas.

Colour

GreyWhiteBuff / Tan
Average size
55.5 cm
Behaviour
Winter visitor and resident?, Hunting abits are similar to Eurasian Sparrowhawk ' s, but more powerful. Oak and high - altitude con iferous forest. sometimes hunting above the tree line in Himalayas.

About this bird

Winter visitor and resident? Mainly Pakistan and Himalayas. Very large, with heavy, deep-chested a ppearance. Wings comparatively long, with bulging secondaries. Male has grey upperparts (greyer than female Eurasian Sparrowhawk), white supercilium, and finely barred underparts. Female considerably larger with browner upperparts. Juvenile has heavy streaking on buff-coloured underparts. Hunting abits are similar to Eurasian Sparrowhawk ' s, but more powerful. Oak and high - altitude con iferous forest. sometimes hunting above the tree line in Himalayas.

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Northern Goshawk is bigger than Andaman Serpent Eagle but smaller than Brown Fish Owl Courr.

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Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

50–61 cm