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African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro (Daudin, FM 1800)

The African goshawk is a species of African bird of prey in the genus Accipiter which is the type genus of the family Accipitridae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Aerospiza
Scientific:
  Aerospiza tachiro

Original description

Citation:
  (Daudin, FM 1800)

Reference:
   Traité Élém. Compl. Orn. 2 p.90

Protonym:
  Falco tachiro

Type locality:
  'pays d'Auteniquoi' = Knysna district, Cape Province.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/122045#page/104/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  35A1472C60C23E25

Avibase ID:
  avibase-35A1472C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/35A1472C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175344

English:
African Goshawk
Afrikaans:
Afrikaanse Sperwer
Azerbaijani:
Afrika iri qırğısı
Bulgarian:
Африкански голям ястреб
Catalan:
astor tatxiro
Czech:
jestřáb tachiro
Danish:
Afrikansk Duehøg
German:
Tachirohabicht
Greek:
Αφρικανικό Διπλοσάινο
Esperanto:
afrika akcipitro
Spanish:
Gavilán Tachiro
Spanish (Spain):
Azor tachiro
Estonian:
redu-raudkull
Finnish:
afrikanlintuhaukka
French:
Autour tachiro
Croatian:
afrički jastreb
Hungarian:
afrikai karvaly
Icelandic:
Móhaukur
Italian:
Astore africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikaootaka
Japanese:
アフリカオオタカ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis vištvanagis
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Havik
Norwegian:
Bantuhauk
Polish:
krogulec trzypregowy
Portuguese:
Açor-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
açor-africano
Russian:
Африканский тетеревятник
Slovak:
jastrab tachiro
Serbian:
Afrički jastreb
Swedish:
Afrikansk duvhök
Turkish:
Afrika Çakırı
Ukrainian:
Яструб ангольський
Chinese:
非洲鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
African or Red-chested Goshawk ( Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii])
Avilist 2025:
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
African Goshawk ( Aerospiza tachiro) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Accipiter tachiro [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Accipiter tachiro [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Accipiter tachiro [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
African Goshawk ( Accipiter tachiro) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Sperwer
Catalan: astor tatxiro
Czech: Jestráb tachiro, jestřáb tachiro
Danish: Afrikansk Duehøg
German: Afrikahabicht, Afrikanischer Habicht, Guineahabicht, Tachirohabicht
English: African Goshawk, African or Red-chested Goshawk, Red-chested Goshawk
Esperanto: Afrika akcipitro
Spanish: Azor de Toussenel, Azor Tachiro, Gavilán Tachiro
Estonian: redu-raudkull
Finnish: Afrikanlintuhaukka
French: Autour de Toussenel, Autour tachiro, Autour tachiro ou A. de Toussenel
Croatian: afrički jastreb
Hungarian: afrikai karvaly
Italian: Astore africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikaootaka
Japanese: アフリカオオタカ
Kwangali: Kakodi
Scientific: Accipiter [tachiro or toussenelii], Accipiter tachiro, Accipiter tachiro tachiro, Aerospiza [tachiro or toussenelii], Aerospiza tachiro, Falco tachiro
Lithuanian: Afrikinis vištvanagis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Havik
Norwegian: Bantuhauk
Polish: krogulec trzypregowy, krogulec trzypręgowy
Portuguese: Açor-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): açor-africano
Russian: Африканский тетеревятник, Африканский ястреб
Slovak: jastrab tachiro
Shona: Rukodzi
Serbian: Afrički jastreb
Sotho, Southern: Fiolo-ea-meru
Swedish: Afrikansk duvhök
Swahili: Kipanga-msitu, Senga
Tswana: Phakwê
Turkish: Afrika Çakırı
Ukrainian: Яструб ангольський
Chinese: 非洲鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲鷹
Zulu: iKlebe

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