Northern Goshawk

51-66 cm (20-26") Uncommon and widespread. Boreal forests, eastern deciduous forests.

Largest accipiter, crow-sized. Dark blue-gray above; white eyebrow stripe (broader behind eye) separates dark cap from dark cheek patch; white with dense gray barring below which appears gray at a distance; white undertail coverts.

In flight; longish tail and rounded wings; less "flap and glide" than Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks.

Song: loud "kak-kak-kak-kak".

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Credit: Daniel Arndt

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Distribution Maps

Northern Goshawk distribution map

Northern Goshawk winter distribution map