Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Scientific name definitions
- Names (50)
- Subspecies (7)
Steven G. Mlodinow
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Gjeraqina |
| Arabic | باز |
| Armenian | Ցախաքլորաորս |
| Asturian | Azor comñn (triba gentilis) |
| Azerbaijani | Böyük qırğı |
| Basque | Aztore eurasiarra |
| Bulgarian | Голям ястреб |
| Catalan | astor comú |
| Chinese | 蒼鷹 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 蒼鷹 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 苍鹰 |
| Croatian | jastreb |
| Czech | jestřáb lesní |
| Danish | Duehøg |
| Dutch | Havik |
| English | Eurasian Goshawk |
| English (India) | Eurasian Goshawk (Northern Goshawk) |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Goshawk |
| Faroese | Høsnaheykur |
| Finnish | kanahaukka |
| French | Autour des palombes |
| French (France) | Autour des palombes |
| Galician | Azor común |
| German | Habicht |
| Greek | Διπλοσάινο |
| Hebrew | נץ גדול |
| Hungarian | Héja |
| Icelandic | Gáshaukur |
| Italian | Astore |
| Japanese | オオタカ |
| Korean | 참매 |
| Latvian | Vistu vanags |
| Lithuanian | Vištvanagis |
| Mongolian | Үлэг харцага |
| Norwegian | hønsehauk |
| Persian | طرلان |
| Polish | jastrząb |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Açor |
| Romanian | Uliu porumbar |
| Russian | Тетеревятник |
| Serbian | Jastreb |
| Slovak | jastrab veľký |
| Slovenian | Kragulj |
| Spanish | Azor Euroasiático |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gavilán Azor Euroasiático |
| Spanish (Spain) | Azor euroasiático |
| Swedish | duvhök |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวนกเขาท้องขาว |
| Turkish | Çakır |
| Ukrainian | Яструб великий |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Leo Gilman assisted with preparation of the tables. Tammy Zhang updated the distribution map. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Falco gentilis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.89.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Dalecarlian Alps, Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ACCIPITER
- gentilis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Eurasian Goshawk
Map last updated 25 May 2024.
