Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

(A. g. marginatus)

Armenian Name:	Ցախաքլորաորս

See Plate 11 for Northern Goshawk and other similar species See Plate 15 for Northern Goshawk and other similar species in flight

Flight Characteristics:	Wing shows bulging secondaries and narrow outerwing. Long banded and rounded tail. Male is blue-gray above, female browner; whitish with numerous fine dark bars below. Juvenile dark brown above; pale brown below with dark streaks. Soars on level or slightly raised wings. Flies with slow wingbeats. Hunts low.
Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	48-62 cm, Wing Span:90-120 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 43.
Description:	Raptor with distinct whitish stripe above eye, rounded tail, white undertail coverts, and broad wings with bulging secondaries and narrow outerwing.
Adult:	Male markedly smaller than female, blue-gray above with dark crown and cheek, barred tail, and white underparts with gray barring. Female is size of Common Buzzard, brown-gray above; color and barring like male below.
Juvenile:	Dark brown with pale edges above, off-white stripe above eye, and bold streaks below.
Similar Species:	Differs from all other hawks by large size, broad body, and white supercilium.
Behavior:	Hunts primarily in woods.
Habitat:	Dense woodland with glades.
Food:	Primarily birds, some mammals to size of hare.
Nest:	Pile of twigs and branches with cup of green vegetation and bark in tree.
Eggs:	59 mm, 2-4, bluish-white.