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Grey Goshawk

Tachyspiza novaehollandiae

Grey Goshawk (Tachyspiza novaehollandiae) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.

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Found across 18 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

Regional checklists
Birds of AustraliaBirds of Australian Capital TerritoryBirds of New South WalesBirds of Northern TerritoryBirds of QueenslandBirds of South AustraliaBirds of TasmaniaBirds of VictoriaBirds of Western Australia
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Hawks, Eagles & Kites of AustraliaHawks, Eagles & Kites of Australian Capital TerritoryHawks, Eagles & Kites of New South WalesHawks, Eagles & Kites of Northern TerritoryHawks, Eagles & Kites of QueenslandHawks, Eagles & Kites of South AustraliaHawks, Eagles & Kites of TasmaniaHawks, Eagles & Kites of VictoriaHawks, Eagles & Kites of Western Australia
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The Grey Goshawk (Tachyspiza novaehollandiae) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Accipitriformes
  3. Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
  4. Genus Tachyspiza
  5. Species novaehollandiae

Where it lives

Northeastern WA to eastern QLD, southwestern VIC and Tasmania (northern, eastern Australia)

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Grey Goshawk (Tachyspiza novaehollandiae) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — ne WA to e QLD, sw VIC and Tasmania (n, e Australia).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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