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American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus (= Astur atricapillus atricapillus) (Wilson, A 1812)
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Astur
Scientific:
Astur atricapillus atricapillus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Astur
Scientific:
Astur atricapillus atricapillus
Original description
Citation:
(Wilson, A 1812)
Reference:
Amer. Orn. [Wilson]
6 p.80 pl.52 fig.3
Protonym:
Falco atricapillus
Type locality:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175484#page/106/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AE5956D5CF79C8F0
Avibase ID:
avibase-AE5956D5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AE5956D5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175301
Geographic range:
- Astur atricapillus: mature coniferous and mixed coniferous-deciduous forest from northern Alaska eastward across most Canada to Newfoundland and Labrador; southward along western Canada and mountains of western US to northwesternmost Mexico in Baja California Norte and Sonora, and southward along the Sierra Madre Occidental to southern Jalisco, Colima and isolated in southern Guerrero; in eastern Canada southward to northeastern US; winters at lower elevations throughout southernmost Canada, central and northeastern US
- Astur atricapillus atricapillus: North America southward to southwestern USA
- Astur atricapillus apache: southwestern USA (southern Arizona) to northwestern Mexico
- Astur atricapillus laingi: Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island (British Columbia)
Source: Clements checklist
American Goshawk
Afrikaans:
Amerikaanse Sperwer
Azerbaijani:
Amerika iri qırğısı
Bulgarian:
Американски голям ястреб
Catalan:
astor americà
Czech:
jestřáb nearktický
Danish:
Amerikansk Duehøg
Greek:
Αμερικανικό Διπλοσάινο
Esperanto:
nordamerika akcipitro
Spanish:
Azor Norteamericano
Spanish (Spain):
Azor norteamericano
Estonian:
ameerika kanakull
Basque:
Aztore iparramerikarra
Finnish:
amerikankanahaukka
French:
Autour d'Amérique
Croatian:
američki jastreb
Icelandic:
Hettuhaukur
Italian:
Astore americano
Japanese:
アメリカオオタカ
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Havik
Norwegian:
kråkehauk
Polish:
jastrząb czerwonooki
Portuguese:
açor-americano
Portuguese (Portugal):
açor-americano
Russian:
Американский тетеревятник
Slovak:
jastrab indiánsky
Slovenian:
Ameriški kragulj
Serbian:
Američki jastreb
Swedish:
amerikansk duvhök
Turkish:
Amerika Çakırı
Chinese:
美洲苍鹰
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Northern Goshawk [American] ( Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi]) |
| Avilist 2025: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Northern Goshawk (American) ( Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: American Goshawk ( Accipiter atricapillus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: American Goshawk ( Astur atricapillus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a 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: Amerikaanse Sperwer
Arabic: باز (atricapillus/laingi)
Asturian: Azor común (atricapillus/laingi)
Azerbaijani: Amerika iri qırğısı, Böyük qırğı (atricapillus/laingi yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Американски голям ястреб, Голям ястреб (ssp. atricapillus/laingi)
Catalan: astor americà, Astor comú (atricapillus/laingi)
Czech: jestřáb lesní (ssp. atricapillus/laingi), jestřáb nearktický
Danish: Amerikansk Duehøg, Duehøg, Amerikansk (ssp. atricapillus/laingi)
German: Amerikanischer Habicht, Habicht (atricapillus/laingi)
Greek: Αμερικανικό Διπλοσάινο, Διπλοσάινο (atricapillus/laingi)
English: American Goshawk, Northern Goshawk (American), Northern Goshawk [American]
English (Avilist): American Goshawk
English, HBW: Northern Goshawk (American)
English (IOC): American Goshawk, Northern Goshawk (American)
English (United States): American Goshawk, Northern Goshawk (American)
Esperanto: nordamerika akcipitro
Spanish: Azor Común (americano), Azor Norteamericano, Gavilán Azor (atricapillus/laingi)
Spanish (Spain): Azor común (americano), Azor Común (atricapillus/laingi), Azor norteamericano
Spanish (HBW): Northern Goshawk (American)
Spanish (Mexico): Gavilán Azor (atricapillus/laingi), Gavilán Azor Americano
Estonian: ameerika kanakull
Basque: Aztore arrunta (atricapillus/laingi), Aztore iparramerikarra
Persian: طرلان (atricapillus/laingi)
Finnish: amerikan kanahaukka, amerikankanahaukka, kanahaukka (atricapillus/laingi)
Faroese: Amerikanskur høsnaheykur
French: Autour à tête noire, Autour d’Amérique, Autour d'Amérique, Autour des palombes (Amérique), Autour des palombes (atricapillus/laingi), Autour des palombes (forme d'Amérique), Autour des palombes [atricapillus ou laingi], Autour des palombes [atricapillus, apache ou laingi]
French (Guyane): Autour des palombes (atricapillus/laingi)
Galician: Azor común (atricapillus/laingi), Azor norteamericano
Hebrew: נץ גדול (אמריקני)
Croatian: američki jastreb
Hungarian: Héja (Amerikai)
Armenian: Ցախաքլորաորս (atricapillus/laingi)
Icelandic: Gáshaukur (atricapillus/laingi), Hettuhaukur
Italian: Astore americano
Japanese (romaji): ootaka (atricapillus/laingi)
Japanese: アメリカオオタカ, オオタカ (atricapillus/laingi), オオタカ（atricapillus／laingi）
Scientific: Accipiter atricapillus, Accipiter atricapillus atricapillus, Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus or laingi], Accipiter gentilis [atricapillus, apache or laingi], Accipiter gentilis atricapillus, Accipiter gentilis atricapillus/laingi, Accipiter palumbarius americanus, Astur americanus, Astur atricapillus, Astur atricapillus atricapillus, Falco atricapillus, Spiziastur atriceps
Lithuanian: Vištvanagis (atricapillus/laingi)
Dutch: Amerikaanse Havik, Havik (Amerikaans)
Norwegian: hønsehauk (atricapillus/laingi), kråkehauk
Polish: jastrząb (atricapillus/laingi), jastrzab czerwonooki, jastrząb czerwonooki
Portuguese: açor-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Açor (atricapillus/laingi), açor-americano, açor-comum (americano)
Romanian: Uliu porumbar (atricapillus/laingi)
Russian: Американский тетеревятник, Тетеревятник (atricapillus/laingi)
Slovak: jastrab indiánsky, jastrab indiánsky (skup.)
Slovenian: Ameriški kragulj, Kragulj (atricapillus/laingi)
Albanian: Gjeraqina (atricapillus/laingi)
Serbian: Američki jastreb, Jastreb (američki)
Swedish: amerikansk duvhök, duvhök (atricapillus/laingi)
Thai: เหยี่ยวนกเขาท้องขาว (อเมริกา)
Turkish: Amerika Çakırı, Çakır (atricapillus/laingi)
Ukrainian: Яструб великий (підвид atricapillus/laingi)
Chinese: 美洲苍鹰, 苍鹰（美洲）
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