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Grey Goshawk

Tachyspiza novaehollandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Gray Goshawk

UK name: Grey Goshawk

The Grey Goshawk (Tachyspiza novaehollandiae) 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.

Range: northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to southeastern South Australia, and Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Gray Goshawk
English (UK)
Grey Goshawk
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Falco novoe-Hollandioe
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
Nova Hollandia = New South Wales, fide Mathews, 1912, Novit. Zool. 18, p. 245.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.264

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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