Adult © Daniel López-Velasco | Ornis Birding Expeditions eBird S101035470 Macaulay Library ML 409340871
Adult © Pascal De Munck
Juvenile © José Nunes
Juvenile © Joaquín Salinas
Adult © Ritesh Dighe
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Juvenile © Vincent Wang
Juvenile © Andy Butler
Habitat © Éric Francois Roualet

Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis

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Identification

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Powerfully-built forest-dwelling hawk, scarce across wide range. Adults are distinctive if seen well: bulky and broad-winged, gray above and whitish below with dense barring, prominent pale eyebrow, and orange eye. Immature very similar to Eurasian Sparrowhawk but larger and more powerful, with a more prominent white eyebrow, heavier streaking below (Eurasian Sparrowhawk barred below), and typically streaked undertail coverts. In most suburban areas, Sparrowhawk is more likely; goshawk typically requires extensive mature forest. Very aggressive around the nest. Feeds on large prey such as hares and grouse.

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