Northern Goshawk Similar Species Comparison

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Northern Goshawk

  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    Large, bulky raptor with a slate gray cap and white eyebrow. The belly is finely barred in gray. Note red eye.

    © Robert Post | Macaulay LibraryColorado, January 15, 2021
  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    © Frank King | Macaulay LibraryNewfoundland and Labrador, June 10, 2020
  • Adult

    Flying style is similar to most accipiters with stiff and powerful wingbeats. While soaring, goshawks can resemble buteos, but their long tail separates them from buteos.

    © Eric Liner | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, July 02, 2007
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  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    © Ana Mendes do Carmo | Macaulay LibraryValenciana, Comunidad, November 01, 2017
  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    © Pascal De Munck | Macaulay LibraryNoord-Brabant, June 23, 2019
  • Northern Goshawk Juvenile
    Juvenile

    Juveniles are brownish overall with a streaky belly and speckled back. They have a brown crown and a white eyebrow. Most frequently found in mature forests.

    © Daniel Jauvin | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, March 17, 2019
  • Northern Goshawk Juvenile
    Juvenile

    Juveniles are speckled brown above with narrow banding on the tail. Note pale eyebrow.

    © Nicole Watson | Macaulay LibraryOntario, November 28, 2015
  • Northern Goshawk Juvenile
    Juvenile

    © Joaquín Salinas | Macaulay LibraryCastilla y León, January 03, 2021
  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    Stocky raptor with a barrel chest and a long, rounded tail and broad wings. Adults in flight look pale below with a dark tail and fluffy white undertail coverts.

    © Lev Frid | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, October 30, 2016
  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    © Anonymous | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, March 18, 2020
  • Northern Goshawk Adult
    Adult

    © Wei Yan | Macaulay LibraryLiaoning, October 13, 2019
  • Northern Goshawk Juvenile
    Juvenile

    In flight note long tail and broad, rounded wings. Juveniles are brown and streaky, with narrow dark bands in the tail.

    © Jerry Liguori | Macaulay LibraryUtah, September 21, 2007
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