northern goshawk

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Illustration showing the specialized feet of various falconiform birds, including lammergeier, osprey, harpy eagle, buzzard, New World vulture, northern goshawk, short-toed eagle, and secretary bird, each with distinct talon shapes and textures suited to their hunting or scavenging lifestyles.

northern goshawk

bird

Also known as: Accipiter gentilis, goose hawk

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goshawk
…bird catchers, of which the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is best known. Originally called “goose hawk,” perhaps because of its size and its finely barred gray plumage, this bird reaches about 60 centimetres (2 feet) in length with a 1.3-m (4.3-ft) wingspread. It has long been used in falconry, where…
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…bird catchers, of which the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is best known. Originally called “goose hawk,” perhaps because of its size and its finely barred gray plumage, this bird reaches about 60 centimetres (2 feet) in length with a 1.3-m (4.3-ft) wingspread. It has long been used in falconry, where…
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