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Red GoshawkAlternative name: "Rufous-bellied Buzzard" Size: 45-60 cm; wing span 1.1-1.35 m Weight: 610-660 g (male); 1.1-1.4 kg (female) |
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See Red
Goshawk at Wikipedia |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Male(?) Red Goshawk looking over its shoulder
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bitter Springs, Mataranka, NT, August 2006]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Red Goshawk
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Litchfield NP,
NT, September 2021]
Frontal view of a female(?) Red Goshawk on its nest
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2018]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a female Red Goshawk
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Litchfield NP,
NT, September 2021]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a female Red Goshawk issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Litchfield NP,
NT, September 2021]
Lateral view of a female Red Goshawk returning to its nest
after having been fed by its partner
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bitter Springs, Mataranka, NT, August 2006]
Dorsal view of a female Red Goshawk
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Litchfield NP,
NT, September 2021]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Dorsal view of a Red Goshawk looking over its shoulder;
the dark colour of the irises indicates that this is a
juvenile
(photo courtesy of H. Mouritsen)
[Near Gunlom Falls, Mary River, Kakadu NP, NT, October 2015]
Dorsal view of a juvenile Red Goshawk (photo courtesy of H. Mouritsen)
[Near Gunlom Falls, Mary River, Kakadu NP, NT, October 2015]
Juvenile Red Goshawk at its nest (photo courtesy of H. Mouritsen)
[Near Gunlom Falls, Mary River, Kakadu NP, NT, October 2015]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: May - Dec | Eggs: 1 - 2 | Incubation period: 40-43 days | Fledging age: ca. 50 days |
The breeding season of Red Goshawks depends on geographic latitude.
Nest building: ? | Incubation: Female | Dependent care: Female & male |
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Twitcher's tip |
Note that, by the time they fledge (i.e., leave their nest), the young of all species of raptors - apart from the tail and wing feathers (which are still growing) - are already full adult-size.
For species of raptors with a pronounced size dimorphism between the sexes (the female is always bigger than the male), the obvious consequence is that a female near-fledging age chick already dwarfs not only any male siblings, but also its father.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Sticks, green leaves | Height above ground: >10? m |
Note that, contrary to many other raptors' habits, Red Goshawks build their nests into live eucalypt trees, not dead ones.
Overview of a female(?) Red Goshawk on its nest
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2018]
Overview of a juvenile Red Goshawk at its nest, which is
characteristically placed in a major fork of a live
eucalypt
(photo courtesy of H. Mouritsen)
[Near Gunlom Falls, Mary River, Kakadu NP, NT, October 2015]
Overview of the location of a Red Goshawk nest
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Litchfield NP,
NT, September 2021]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 54 x 43 mm | Colour: Creamy/whitish | Shape: Rounded |
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Food, Diet |
Red Goshawks take primarily other birds.
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
redgosh_pb_20210901.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Soliciting calls (female) | © PB |
More Red Goshawk sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.