Red goshawk | |
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A female red goshawk in the Cape York Peninsula | |
A male red goshawk in the Cape York Peninsula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Erythrotriorchis |
Species: | E. radiatus
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Binomial name | |
Erythrotriorchis radiatus (Latham, 1801)
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The red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is probably the rarest Australian bird of prey. It is found mainly in the savanna woodlands of northern Australia, particularly near watercourses. It takes a broad range of live prey, mostly birds.