American goshawk

American goshawk
Juvenile (left) and adult by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Astur
Species:
A. atricapillus
Binomial name
Astur atricapillus
(Wilson, A, 1812)
Subspecies[2]
  • Astur atricapillus apache
  • Astur atricapillus atricapillus
  • Astur atricapillus laingi
Range of A. atricapillus
  Resident
  Non-breeding

The American goshawk (Astur atricapillus) is a species of raptor in the family Accipitridae. It was first described by Alexander Wilson in 1812. The American goshawk was previously considered conspecific with the Eurasian goshawk, but was assigned to a separate species in 2023 based on differences in morphology, vocalizations, and genetic divergence.[2] It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is mainly resident, but birds from colder regions migrate south for the winter.[3] In North America, migratory goshawks are often seen migrating south along mountain ridge tops at nearly any time of the fall depending on latitude.[4]

  1. ^ IUCN status of A. gentilis with A. atricapillus included: BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter gentilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695683A93522852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695683A93522852.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Ferguson-Lees, James; Christie, David A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-12762-7.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cornell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).