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African Goshawk

Accipiter tachiro · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes

Best monthsApr · Aug · Decmost records
Records1,119in 4 countries
Most seen inEswatini666 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
African Goshawk
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About

African Goshawk in brief

The african goshawk (Accipiter tachiro) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.

Across the 4 countries we cover it has 1,119 published records, most of them from Eswatini, Mozambique and Burundi. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, August and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Eswatini666 records · best May, Sep
Mozambique436 records · best Dec, Jul
Burundi11 records · best Jun, May
Lesotho6 records · best Apr, Mar
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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