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Grey Goshawk

(Accipiter novaehollandiae)
Alternative name: "White Goshawk"
Size: 40-55 cm; wing span 0.7-1.1 m
Weight: 350 g (male), 680 g (female)

Taxonomy, classification

See Grey Goshawk at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat

 (for details refer to a field guide)

Grey Goshawks are found along the coastal fringe of Australia, from about 80 Mile Beach in WA, along the top end of the NT and all of Cape York peninsula, down the east coast and the south east coast, to about Adelaide, SA. They occasionally venture into the hinterland of these coastal regions, up to a few hundred km inland. They are also found along Bass Strait and in Tasmania.

Grey Goshawks hunt mostly in and around dense, mostly coastal forests and heathland.

Sightings

A Grey Goshawk was first spotted by us at Munmorah State Conservation Area in June 2011.

Photos

Grey morphology

Grey Goshawk in flight seen from underneath

Adults: Small mammals, birds, lizards Dependents: As adults Water intake: None

All raptors are carnivores.

During the first few weeks, raptors feed their chicks with pieces of meat. Later on in their development, the chicks learn to tear apart their parents' prey.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.