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Eurasian Goshawk
Astur gentilis (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Astur
Scientific:
Astur gentilis
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Astur
Scientific:
Astur gentilis
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.89
Protonym:
Falco gentilis
Type locality:
Dalecarlian Alps, Sweden.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/106/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
95DD1855EC896B90
Avibase ID:
avibase-95DD1855
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/95DD1855
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175300
Geographic range:
- Astur gentilis: lowland to montane forest, forest edge, and mature woodland, from Scandinavia eastward below the Palearctic tree-line to Siberia and Kamchatka, and southward to Morocco, Iberia, northern Iran, the Himalayas from India to Bhutan, east-central China and Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea; some populations migrate southward to the Middle East, Arabia, northern India, and Thailand
- Astur gentilis gentilis: Europe (except for the northeast and southeast) and northern Morocco
- Astur gentilis marginatus: Italy and the Balkans eastward to the Caucasus and northern Iran
- Astur gentilis buteoides: breeds northern Eurasia (Sweden to Lena River); winters to central Asia
- Astur gentilis arrigonii: Corsica and Sardinia
- Astur gentilis fujiyamae: Japan
- Astur gentilis albidus: northeastern Siberia to Kamchatka Peninsula
- Astur gentilis schvedowi: breeds northeastern Asia to central China; winters to northern Indochina
- Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
Eurasian Goshawk
Afrikaans:
Noordelike Sperwer
Arabic:
باز
Azerbaijani:
İri qırğı
Bulgarian:
Голям ястреб
Bengali:
বাজ পাখি
Catalan:
astor comú
Czech:
jestřáb lesní
Danish:
Duehøg
German:
Habicht
Greek:
Διπλοσάινο
Esperanto:
ordinara akcipitro
Spanish:
Azor común
Spanish (Spain):
Azor euroasiático
Estonian:
Kanakull
Basque:
Aztore eurasiarra
Persian:
طرلان
Finnish:
kanahaukka
French:
Autour des palombes
Hebrew:
נץ גדול
Croatian:
jastreb
Hungarian:
héja
Icelandic:
Gáshaukur
Italian:
Astore
Japanese (romaji):
ootaka
Japanese:
オオタカ
Korean:
참매
Lithuanian:
paprastasis vištvanagis
Latvian:
vistu vanags
Nepali:
बलाकांक्ष वनबाज
Dutch:
Havik
Norwegian:
hønsehauk
Polish:
jastrząb (zwyczajny)
Portuguese:
Açor
Portuguese (Portugal):
açor-eurasiático
Romanian:
uliu porumbar
Russian:
Тетеревятник
Slovak:
jastrab veľký
Slovenian:
kragulj
Serbian:
Jastreb
Swedish:
duvhök
Thai:
เหยี่ยวนกเขาท้องขาว
Turkish:
Çakır
Ukrainian:
яструб великий
Chinese:
苍鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
蒼鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Northern Goshawk [Eurasian] ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis group]) |
| Avilist 2025: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian) ( Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Eurasian Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Eurasian Goshawk ( Astur gentilis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Astur [gentilis or atricapillus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Noordelike Sperwer
Arabic: البازي, باز, باز اوراسي (مجموعة)
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken: El boz
Asturian: Azor común, Azor común [triba gentilis]
Azerbaijani: Böyük qırğı [gentilis qrupu], İri qırğı, Tetraçalan
Belarusian: Шуляк-галубятнік
Bulgarian: Голям ястреб, Голям ястреб (Група gentilis), Голям ястреб [Група gentilis]
Bengali: বাজ পাখি
Bengali (Bangladesh): উত্তুরে গোদাশিকরে
Bengali (India): উত্তুরে গোদাশিকরে
Breton: Ar wazsparfell
Catalan: Astor, Astor comú, Astor comú [grup gentilis]
Catalan, Valencian: Astor
Shor: Қартыға
Czech: Jestřáb lesní, jestřáb lesní [skupina gentilis], jestřáb lesní evropský
Welsh: Gwalch marth
Danish: Duehög, Duehøg, Duehøg (Eurasik), Duehøg, Europæisk [gentilis Gruppe], Hönsehög
German: Habicht, Habicht [gentilis Gruppe], Habicht [gentilis-Gruppe], Hühnerhabicht
Lower Sorbian: Jastśeb
Greek: διπλοσάινο, Διπλοσάϊνο, Διπλοσάινο [gentilis ομάδα], Διπλοσάινο [gentilis]
Emiliano-romagnolo: Astòr
English: Eurasian Goshawk, Northern Goshawk (Eurasian), Northern Goshawk [Eurasian]
English (Avilist): Eurasian Goshawk
English (United Kingdom): Goshawk
English, HBW: Northern Goshawk (Eurasian)
English (India): Eurasian Goshawk (Northern Goshawk)
English (IOC): Eurasian Goshawk, Northern Goshawk (Eurasian)
English (United States): Eurasian Goshawk, Northern Goshawk (Eurasian)
Esperanto: Aksipitro, ordinara akcipitro
Spanish: Azor Común, Azor Común (euroasiático), Gavilán Azor (grupo gentilis)
Spanish (Spain): Azor, Azor común (euroasiático), Azor Común [Grupo gentilis], Azor euroasiático, Gavilan
Spanish (HBW): Northern Goshawk (Eurasian)
Spanish (Mexico): Gavilán Azor, Gavilán Azor (grupo gentilis), Gavilán Azor Euroasiático
Estonian: Kanakull
Basque: Aztore arrunta, Aztore arrunta [gentilis taldekoa], Aztore eurasiarra
Persian: Tarlán, طرلان, طرلان [gentilis Group]
Finnish: Kanahaukka, kanahaukka (alalaji gentilis), kanahaukka [alalaji gentilis], Kyyhkyhaukka
Faroese: høsnaheykur
French: Autour des palombes, Autour des palombes (Eurasie), Autour des palombes (forme d'Eurasie), Autour des palombes (groupe gentilis), Autour des palombes [gentilis group], Autour des palombes [gentilis]
French (France): Autour
French (Guyane): Autour des palombes (groupe gentilis)
Friulian: cagnŕs
Frisian: hauk
Irish: Spioróg Mhór
Gaelic: Glas Sheabhag
Galician: Azor, Azor común [grupo gentilis], Azor euroasiático
Gujarati: મોટો શકરો
Manx: shawk vooar ny sperriu
Hebrew: נץ גדול, נץ גדול (אירואסייתי)
Croatian: Jastreb, Jastreb (euroazijski)
Upper Sorbian: Jatřob
Hungarian: Héja, Héja (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Ցախաքլորաորս, Ցախաքլորաորս (Եվրասիական)
Icelandic: Gáshaukur, Gáshaukur [gentilis hópur]
Italian: Astore, Astore [gruppo gentilis], Astore comune
Japanese (romaji): ootaka, ootaka (gentilis guru-pu)
Japanese: オオタカ, オオタカ (gentilis グループ), オオタカ（gentilis グループ）
Georgian: ქორი
Khakas: Хартыға
Kazakh: Қаршыға
Korean: 참매, 참매 (gentilis group)
Cornish: Goth-hok
Kirghiz: Чуйлү
Scientific: Accipiter gentilis, Accipiter gentilis [gentilis Group], Accipiter gentilis gentilis, Asterias palumbarius, Astur gentilis, Falco gentilis, Falco palumbarius
Ladakhi: གླག་རྒོད།
Ladin: Sparvel gran
Lithuanian: Paprastasis vištvanagis, vištvanagis, Vištvanagis [gentilis grupė]
Latvian: vistu vanags, Vistu vanags (gentilis gr.)
Macedonian: Јастреб кокошкар
Mongolian: Yлэг харцгай
Moldavian: Uliu porumbar
Maltese: Sparvier tal-îamiem
Nepali: बलाकांक्ष वनबाज
Nepali (India): बलाकान्ख्या बनबाज
Dutch: Havik, Havik (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian: Duehög, Hønsehauk, hønsehauk (gentilis gr.)
Occitan: astor
Punjabi: ਬਾਜ਼
Polish: jastrząb (gr. gentilis), jastrząb (zwyczajny), jastrząb [gr. gentilis], jastrzab zwyczajny, Jastrząb zwyczajny
Portuguese: Açor
Portuguese (Portugal): Açor [grupo gentilis], açor-comum (eurasiático), açor-eurasiático, Agor
Rhaeto-Romance: Sprer grond
Romanian: Hulyo, uliu porumbar, Uliu porumbar (grupul gentilis)
Romance (Other): Sprer grond
Romany: Hulyo
Russian: Jastreb, Тетеревятник, Тетеревятник [группа gentilis], Ястреб-тетеревятник [группа gentilis]
Sardinian: stori columbinu
Scots: goss
Northern Sami: Cuonjáfálli
Slovak: jastrab lesný, jastrab veľký, jastrab veľký (skup.)
Slovenian: kragulj, Kragulj [gentilis]
Albanian: gjeraqina, Gjeraqina [grup gentilis]
Serbian: jastreb, Jastreb (evroazijski), jastreb kokošar
Swedish: Dufhök, Duvhök, duvhök [gentilis Group], duvhök [gruppen gentilis]
Thai: เหยี่ยวนกเขาท้องขาว, เหยี่ยวนกเขาท้องขาว (gentilis), เหยี่ยวนกเขาท้องขาว (ยูเรเชีย)
Turkmen: çakırkuşu
Turkish: Çakır, Çakır [gentilis Grubu], Çakırkuşu
Tuvinian: Хартыга
Ukrainian: Велики яструб, яструб великий, Яструб великий [група gentilis]
Vietnamese: Ưng lớn
Chinese: 苍鹰, 苍鹰（欧亚）, 蒼鷹
Chinese (Hong Kong): 蒼鷹
Chinese (Traditional): 蒼鷹, 蒼鷹(gentilis群), 蒼鷹(歐亞)
Chinese (Taiwan): 蒼鷹
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