Accipiter

The genus Accipiter is a group of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, many of which are named as goshawks and sparrowhawks.

These birds are slender with short broad rounded wings and a long tail which helps them manoeuvre in flight. They have long legs and long sharp talons used to kill their prey, and a sharp hooked bill used in feeding. Females tend to be larger than males. They often ambush their prey, mainly small birds and mammals, capturing it after a short chase. The typical flight pattern is a series of flaps followed by a short glide. They are commonly found in wooded or shrubby areas.

Species in taxonomic order

Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
Grey-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter poliogaster
Crested Goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
Sulawesi Goshawk, Accipiter griseiceps
Red-chested Goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii
African Goshawk, Accipiter tachiro
Chinese Goshawk, Accipiter soloensis
Frances's Sparrowhawk, Accipiter francesii
Spot-tailed Goshawk, Accipiter trinotatus
Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae
Brown Goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus
Christmas Island Goshawk, Accipiter (fasciatus) natalis
Black-mantled Goshawk, Accipiter melanochlamys
Pied Goshawk, Accipiter albogularis
Fiji Goshawk, Accipiter rufitorques
White-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter haplochrous
Moluccan Goshawk, Accipiter henicogrammus
Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus
New Britain Goshawk, Accipiter princeps
Black Goshawk, Accipiter melanoleucus
Henst's Goshawk, Accipiter henstii
Meyer's Goshawk, Accipiter meyerianus
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, Accipiter castanilius
Nicobar Sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri
Levant Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk, Accipiter luteoschistaceus
Imitator Sparrowhawk, Accipiter imitator
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythropus
Little Sparrowhawk, Accipiter minullus
Japanese Sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
Small Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nanus
Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythrauchen
Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus
New Britain Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brachyurus
Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rhodogaster
Madagascar Sparrowhawk, Accipiter madagascariensis
Ovampo Sparrowhawk, Accipiter ovampensis
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rufiventris
Shikra, Accipiter badius
Tiny Hawk, Accipiter superciliosus
Semicollared Hawk, Accipiter collaris
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
White-breasted Hawk, Accipiter chionogaster
Plain-breasted Hawk, Accipiter ventralis
Rufous-thighed Hawk, Accipiter erythronemius
Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
Gundlach's Hawk, Accipiter gundlachi
Bicoloured Hawk, Accipiter bicolor
Chilean Hawk, Accipiter (bicolor) chilensis
Besra, Accipiter virgatus

An Accipiter was seen on 12 March 1994 south of the summit of Camiguin in the Philippines, where the genus was not known to occur. It may have been an undescribed taxon, but more likely it was not; it could simply have been a vagrant of a known species.

Translation

The word "Accipiter" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Aragonese, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, French.

Translation(s) in other languages: Bulgarian: Ястреби, German: Habichte und Sperber, Esperanto: Akcipitroj, Hebrew: נץ, Swahili: Kipanga, Lithuanian: Vanagai (gentis), Russian: Ястребы, Serbian: Јастреб.