Northern goshawk / Habicht (Accipiter gentilis)

Habicht oder Sperber, am Greifensee bei Aaspitz. 2021-10-30 11:42:48 Greifensee

Observations

First documented observation: 2021-01-17 at the Luppmen. Most recent observation: 2021-10-30 in Greifensee.

Description

Classification: Genus Accipiter (Accipiter); Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae (Accipitridae)
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: A young northern goshawk appeared in a tree on the Bahnhofstrasse in Fehraltorf one snowy January day in 2021.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Appearance and identification: A medium-large raptor in the family Accipitridae, which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. As a species in the genus Accipiter, the goshawk is often considered a "true hawk".[3] The scientific name is Latin; Accipiter is "hawk", from accipere, "to grasp", and gentilis is "noble" or "gentle" because in the Middle Ages only the nobility were permitted to fly goshawks for falconry. [Link]
Vocalization: Series of short "ke-ke-ke-ke-ke". [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 07-20
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=48-62 cm, wingspan=135-165 cm, weight=600-2000 g
Habitats: Agricultural