Listen to the African goshawk
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About the African goshawk
The African goshawk is a bird in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 70 cm and weigh around 34 g.
What does the African goshawk sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The African goshawk (Aerospiza tachiro) is an African species of bird of prey in the genus Aerospiza. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The African goshawk was previously sometimes split with the red-chested goshawk (Aerospiza toussenelii) of west Africa treated as a separate species.
Related birds in the genus Accipiter
More from the family Accipitridae
Frequently asked questions
What does an African goshawk sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the African goshawk on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the African goshawk endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the African goshawk as “least concern”.
What family does the African goshawk belong to?
The African goshawk (Accipiter tachiro) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q128037 – CC0
- Wikipedia: African goshawk – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dick Daniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0