American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus(Wilson, A, 1812)
English (US) American Goshawk
The American Goshawk (Astur atricapillus) 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
- Astur atricapillus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- American Goshawk
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1812)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Astur atricapillus atricapillus
- Astur atricapillus laingi
- Astur atricapillus apache
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco atricapillus
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1812)
- Type locality
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 6 p.80 pl.52 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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