Goshawk (disambiguation)
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Bird species
- Species of birds of prey, mainly in the genus AccipiterAccipiterThe genus Accipiter is a group of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, many of which are named as goshawks and sparrowhawks. They can be anatomically distinguished from their relatives by the lack of a procoracoid foramen. Two small and aberrant species usually placed here do possess a large...
:- Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
- Crested GoshawkCrested GoshawkThe Crested Goshawk is a bird of prey from tropical Asia. It is related to other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers, and thus placed in the family Accipitridae.-Description:...
, Accipiter trivirgatus - Sulawesi GoshawkSulawesi GoshawkThe Sulawesi Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Accipiter griseiceps - Red-chested GoshawkRed-chested GoshawkThe Red-chested Goshawk is a hawk of West Africa. It is often considered conspecific with the African Goshawk.-Range and habitat:...
, Accipiter toussenelii - African GoshawkAfrican GoshawkThe African Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.As defined here following the Handbook of the Birds of the World, it is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,...
, Accipiter tachiro - Imitator Goshawk, Accipiter imitator
- Grey GoshawkGrey GoshawkThe Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae, the white morph of which is known as the White Goshawk, is a strongly built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.-Description:...
, Accipiter novaehollandiae - Brown GoshawkBrown GoshawkThe Brown Goshawk is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in Australia and surrounding islands.- Description:...
, Accipiter fasciatus- Christmas Goshawk, Accipiter (fasciatus) natalis
- Black-mantled GoshawkBlack-mantled GoshawkThe Black-mantled Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Accipiter melanochlamys - Slaty-mantled Goshawk Accipiter luteoschistaceus
- Pied GoshawkPied GoshawkThe Pied Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Accipiter albogularis - Fiji GoshawkFiji GoshawkThe Fiji Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It was once considered to be the same species as the Brown Goshawk of Australia and New Caledonia. It is endemic to Fiji, where it occurs on the larger islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Kadavu, Gau and Ovalau...
, Accipiter rufitorques - White-bellied GoshawkWhite-bellied GoshawkThe White-bellied Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is endemic to New Caledonia...
, Accipiter haplochrous - Moluccan GoshawkMoluccan GoshawkThe Moluccan Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Accipiter henicogrammus - Grey-headed GoshawkGrey-headed GoshawkThe Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus, is a lightly built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.-Identification:...
, Accipiter poliocephalus - New Britain GoshawkNew Britain GoshawkThe New Britain Goshawk is a bird of prey species in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea....
, Accipiter princeps - Henst's GoshawkHenst's GoshawkHenst's Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations.It is threatened by...
, Accipiter henstii - Meyer's GoshawkMeyer's GoshawkMeyer's Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands....
, Accipiter meyerianus - ShikraShikraThe Shikra is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the Little Banded Goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the Shikra...
, Accipiter badius
- but also the following
- Gabar GoshawkGabar GoshawkThe Gabar Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
, Melierax gabar - Dark Chanting GoshawkDark Chanting GoshawkThe Dark Chanting Goshawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The Accipitridae also include many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers....
, Melierax metabates - Eastern Chanting GoshawkEastern Chanting GoshawkThe Eastern Chanting Goshawk or Somali Chanting Goshawk is a bird of prey of East Africa.-Taxonomy:...
, Melierax poliopterus - Pale Chanting GoshawkPale Chanting GoshawkThe Pale Chanting Goshawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.This hawk breeds in southern Africa. It is a resident species of dry, open semi-desert with 75 cm or less annual rainfall. It is commonly seen perched on roadside telephone poles.This species is 56–65 cm long. The...
, Melierax canorus - Red GoshawkRed GoshawkThe Red Goshawk is probably the rarest Australian bird of prey. It is found mainly in the savanna woodlands of northern Australia, particularly near watercourses...
, Erythrotriorchis radiatus - Chestnut-shouldered GoshawkChestnut-shouldered GoshawkThe Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
, Erythrotriorchis buergersi - Doria's GoshawkDoria's GoshawkDoria's Goshawk, Megatriorchis doriae, is a raptor, the only member of the genus Megatriorchis.-Description:At up to 69 cm long, it is among the biggest hawks in the broad sense. It is greyish-brown with a black-barred crown and upperparts, whitish underparts, a black streak behind the eye,...
, Megatriorchis doriae
- Gabar Goshawk
Aviation
- Curtiss F11C Goshawk, a Curtiss Hawk-series biplane fighter-bomber
- Curtiss BF2C GoshawkBF2C Goshawk-External links:*** Popular Science, July 1934...
, a biplane primarily used in the Chinese Air Force from 1937 to 1941, also called the Hawk III - Rolls-Royce GoshawkRolls-Royce Goshawk|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
, an aircraft engine - T-45 GoshawkT-45 Goshawk|-Avionics:Data from naval-technology.com *Smiths Industries, Ltd. AN/USN-2 Standard Attitude Heading and Reference System . Later replaced by the BAE/Marconi AN/ASN-180 Navigation Guidance System ....
, a training aircraft used by the United States Navy
Ships
, the name of several ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy- 3 ships named USS GoshawkUSS GoshawkSeveral ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Goshawk, after the goshawk, a large, short-winged hawk.* USS Goshawk was authorized for construction on 6 October 1917, but construction was canceled in 1918...
were commissioned, but only one was constructed:- USS Goshawk (AM-79)USS Goshawk (AM-79)USS Goshawk , was a built in 1919 as the steel-hulled fishing trawler by the Foundation Co., Savannah, Georgia, for Mr. W. F. Henningsen, Seattle, Washington....
, a Goshawk-class minesweeper built in 1919
- USS Goshawk (AM-79)
Books
- Goshawk Squadron (1971), the first novel by Derek Robinson
- The Goshawk (1951), a book by T. H. WhiteT. H. WhiteTerence Hanbury White was an English author best known for his sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King, first published together in 1958.-Biography:...
Other uses
- "The Gay GoshawkThe Gay Goshawk-Synopsis:A Scottish squire sends a letter to his love by a goshawk, who tells her that he has sent many letters and will die for love. She goes to ask her father a boon, and he says, anything but leave to marry the squire. She asks that, if she dies, she will be buried in Scotland. He agrees,...
", Child ballad number 96, a folksong - Miranda Goshawk, a character in the Harry Potter stories