American goshawk
| American goshawk | |
|---|---|
| Juvenile (left) and adult by Louis Agassiz Fuertes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Accipiter |
| Species: | A. atricapillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Accipiter atricapillus (Wilson, A, 1812) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Range of A. atricapillus Resident Non-breeding | |
The American goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) is a species of raptor in the family Accipitridae. It was first described by Alexander Wilson in 1812. The American goshawk was previously considered conspecific with the Eurasian goshawk, but was assigned to a separate species in 2023 based on differences in morphology, vocalizations, and genetic divergence. It is mainly resident, but birds from colder regions migrate south for the winter. In North America, migratory goshawks are often seen migrating south along mountain ridge tops at nearly any time of the fall depending on latitude.
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