Accipiter gentilis (Northern Goshawk)

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Birds (Aves)
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

The Norwegian population of Northern Goshawk is estimated to about 2500 breeding pairs. The number of breeding birds are decreasing, and it is a red-list species in Norway (Category: Vulnerable).

Norwegian name: Hønsehauk

Confusion species: Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Norwegian Red List (2021): Vulnerable