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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Order
FALCONIFORMES
Family
Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)
Code 4
NOGO
Code 6
ACCGEN
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Initially greenish gray, turning pale yellow. Bright yellow throughout first year, progressively becoming orange during second year. Adult iris dark red to mahogany.
Head pattern:
Capped, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Blue-gray with white eyebrow.
Forehead Color:
Pale with dark streaking.
Nape Color:
Blue-gray
Throat Color:
Pale gray with fine dark streaking.
Cere color:
Yellow
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BODY
Length Range:
48-69 cm (19-27 in)
Weight:
907 g (32 oz)
Size:
Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary:
Gray
Underparts:
Pale gray with fine, darker gray bars.
Upperparts:
Blue-gray
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Barred or banded
Breast Pattern:
Barred or banded
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Soars on thermals.
Wingspan Range:
102-119 cm (40-47 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Weak gray bars.
Upper Tail:
Pale gray with darker bands.
Under Tail:
Pale gray with darker bands.
Leg Color:
Yellow
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
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Parts of a Flying bird
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