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The northern goshawk has been split into two species based on significant morphological and genetic differences: Eurasian goshawk, Astur gentilis;
The Eurasian goshawk (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ s ˌ h ɔː k /; Astur gentilis, formerly Accipiter gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
The type species was later designated by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Vigors as Falco palumbarius Linnaeus, 1758, now considered as a junior synonym of Falco gentilis Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian goshawk. [2] [3] The name is from Latin astur, asturis meaning "hawk". [4] Species now placed in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Accipiter.
John Mittermeier, the director of the Search for Lost Birds at American Bird Conservancy, told WWF that the last time someone documented an observation of the New Britain Goshawk was in 1969.
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Melierax (chanting goshawk) may be included in the subfamily or given a subfamily of its own. Erythrotriorchis (red- and chestnut-shouldered goshawk) is traditionally included in Accipitridae, but is possibly a convergent genus from an unrelated group (see red goshawk taxonomy ).
The Kazakh word for falconers that hunt with eagles is bürkitshi, from bürkit ("golden eagle"), while the word for those that use goshawks is qarshyghashy, from qarshygha ("goshawk"). In Kyrgyz, the general word for falconers is münüshkör. A falconer who specifically hunts with eagles is a bürkütchü, from bürküt ("golden eagle").
The American goshawk (Astur 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. [2]