Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentillis


Danish: Duehøg
Swedish: Duvhök
Norwegian: Hønsehauk
Icelandic: Gáshaukur
Faroese: Høsnaheykur
Greenlandic: ?
Finnish: ?
German: Habicht
French: Autour de palpobes
Spanish: Azor
Italian: Astore
Arabic: Heddayet El-Ghabba

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Physical Characteristics:

Size: large
Build: compact
Wings and tail: long tail and short broad wings
Wingspan: 96-127
Colours: white and brown, appears grey in the distance.
Voice:

Easily confused with: Sparrowhawk, gyrfalcon


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