Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Accipiter Goshawk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Accipiter Species Many, see text The genus Accipiter is a group of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. These birds are slender with short broad rounded wings and a long tail which helps them maneuver in flight. They have long legs and long sharp talons used to kill their prey and a sharp hooked bill used in feeding. Females tend to be larger in size than males. They often ambush their prey, capturing it after a short chase. They mainly eat small birds and mammals. The typical flight pattern is a series of flaps followed by a short glide. They are commonly found in wooded or shrubby areas. The full list of species is: Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus Grey-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter poliogaster Crested Goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus Sulawesi Goshawk, Accipiter griseiceps Red-chested Goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii African Goshawk, Accipiter tachiro Chinese Goshawk, Accipiter soloensis Frances' Goshawk, Accipiter francesii Spot-tailed Goshawk, Accipiter trinotatus Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae Brown Goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus Black-mantled Goshawk, Accipiter melanochlamys Pied Goshawk, Accipiter albogularis Fiji Goshawk, Accipiter rufitorques White-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter haplochrous Moluccan Goshawk, Accipiter henicogrammus Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus New Britain Goshawk, Accipiter princeps Black Goshawk, Accipiter melanoleucus Henst's Goshawk, Accipiter henstii Meyer's Goshawk, Accipiter meyerianus Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, Accipiter castanilius Nicobar Sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri Levant Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk, Accipiter luteoschistaceus Imitator Sparrowhawk, Accipiter imitator Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythropus Little Sparrowhawk, Accipiter minullus ( Japanese Sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis Small Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nanus Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythrauchen Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus New Britain Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brachyurus Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rhodogaster Madagascar Sparrowhawk, Accipiter madagascariensis Ovampo Sparrowhawk, Accipiter ovampensis Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rufiventris Shikra, Accipiter badius Tiny Hawk, Accipiter superciliosus Semicollared Hawk, Accipiter collaris Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus White-breasted Hawk, Accipiter chionogaster Plain-breasted Hawk, Accipiter ventralis Rufous-thighed Hawk, Accipiter erythronemius Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii Gundlach's Hawk, Accipiter gundlachi Bicoloured Hawk, Accipiter bicolor Besra, Accipiter virgatus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.