African Goshawk
Aerospiza tachiro(Daudin, FM, 1800)
English (US) African Goshawk
The African Goshawk (Aerospiza tachiro) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aerospiza tachiro
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- African Goshawk
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Aerospiza tachiro macroscelides
- Aerospiza tachiro lopezi
- Aerospiza tachiro toussenelii
- Aerospiza tachiro canescens
- Aerospiza tachiro unduliventer
- Aerospiza tachiro sparsimfasciata
- Aerospiza tachiro pembaensis
- Aerospiza tachiro tachiro
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco tachiro
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
- Type locality
- 'pays d'Auteniquoi' = Knysna district, Cape Province.
- Original description
- Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2 p.90
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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