Red goshawk

Red goshawk
A female red goshawk in the Cape York Peninsula
A male red goshawk in the Cape York Peninsula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Erythrotriorchis
Species:
E. radiatus
Binomial name
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
(Latham, 1801)

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Erythrotriorchis radiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22695699A210972143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-3.RLTS.T22695699A210972143.en. Retrieved 21 July 2022.