American Goshawk Accipiter atricapillus Scientific name definitions
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
John R. Squires and Richard T. Reynolds
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Azor comñn |
| Azerbaijani | Amerika böyük qırğısı |
| Basque | Aztore iparramerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Американски голям ястреб |
| Catalan | astor americà |
| Czech | jestřáb nearktický |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Havik |
| English | American Goshawk |
| English (United States) | American Goshawk |
| Faroese | Amerikanskur høsnaheykur |
| French | Autour d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Autour d'Amérique |
| Galician | Azor norteamericano |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Διπλοσάινο |
| Icelandic | Hettuhaukur |
| Japanese | アメリカオオタカ |
| Polish | jastrząb czerwonooki |
| Serbian | Američki jastreb |
| Slovak | jastrab indiánsky |
| Slovenian | Ameriški kragulj |
| Spanish | Azor Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gavilán Azor Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Azor norteamericano |
| Turkish | Amerika Çakırı |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly contributed to the Systematics page and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Claire Walter copyedited the account. Tammy Zhang updated the distribution map.
Accipiter atricapillus (Wilson, 1812)
PROTONYM:
Falco atricapillus
Wilson, 1812. American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 6, p.80 pl.52 fig.3.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ACCIPITER
- atricapillus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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