American Goshawk Images

American Goshawk Images, Facts and Information:

Accipiter atricapillus was Accipiter gentilis
The Common name was changed from Northern Goshawk to American Goshawk in 2023.

• American Goshawks are large hawks that have blue-gray to blackish upperparts, reddish eyes, dark heads with white eyebrows, and have barred and streaked underparts. Females can be up to 25% larger than males. Juvenile American Goshawks are brown overall, have a pale eyebrow and have yellow eyes.
• American Goshawks are migratory but some populations are year round residents in their range and can be found in much of the northern hemisphere.
• American Goshawks prefer habitats that include dense deciduous and coniferous forests.
• American Goshawks eat birds, mammals, and reptiles.
• American Goshawks lay 3 to 4 eggs which hatch in 36 to 41 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
• A group of American Goshawks can be called a “gross”, “flight”, or a “glare” of goshawks.
• Nicknames for American Goshawks include “goose hawk” and “cook’s hawk”.
• American Goshawks can live to be more than 17 years of age.

I hope you enjoy viewing my American Goshawk photos.