Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus), recorded as Endangered
Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Red Goshawk

Erythrotriorchis radiatus

The red goshawk is a bird of prey found in Australia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Recorded from
Australia
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Aves · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae · Erythrotriorchis

Appearance

Plumage is generally rufous. On the head streaked with black and white, having more white on the face and throat; on the upper surfaces (body and upperwings) marked with black. Flight feathers and tail are barred grey, dark above and light below. Adults have yellow irides (brown to yellow in the male). Juveniles brown.

Its tail is long and broad. Square-tipped and about half its total length. Size is 45–60 cm long, with 110–135 cm wingspan.

Published measurements include mass about 630.

Range and habitat

Sites identified by BirdLife International as being important for red goshawk conservation are Lilyvale in Far North Queensland, Kakadu Savanna and the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory, and Mornington Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The red goshawk is a bird of prey found in Australia. It is found mainly in the savanna woodlands of northern Australia, particularly near watercourses.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet and breeding

Red goshawks eat mostly birds, especially parrots and pigeons. Rarely they also prey on mammals, reptiles, and large insects. The nest is built in an exposed fork of a tall emergent tree.

The egg-laying season is from May to October in the tropical north, and August to October in the east. It takes a broad range of live prey, mostly birds.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Red Goshawk is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Red Goshawk, Wikidata item Q1262861. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Red Goshawk?
The red goshawk is a bird of prey found in Australia.
What is the conservation status of Red Goshawk?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Erythrotriorchis radiatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Red Goshawk live?
Sites identified by BirdLife International as being important for red goshawk conservation are Lilyvale in Far North Queensland, Kakadu Savanna and the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory, and Mornington Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Why is Red Goshawk in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Erythrotriorchis radiatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Red Goshawk a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.