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Astur (bird)
''Astur'' is a genus containing hawks, goshawks and sparrowhawks in the family Accipitridae. The species were formerly placed in the genus '' Accipiter''. Taxonomy The genus ''Astur'' was introduced in 1799 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède. The type species was later designated by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Vigors as ''Falco palumbarius'' Linnaeus, 1758, now considered as a junior synonym of ''Falco gentilis'' Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian goshawk. The name is from Latin ''astur'', ''asturis'' meaning "hawk". Species now placed in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus '' Accipiter''. Molecular phylogenetic studies found that ''Accipiter'' was polyphyletic and in the subsequent rearrangement to create monophyletic In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of organisms which meets these criteria: # the grouping contains its own mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasian Goshawk
The Eurasian goshawk (; ''Astur gentilis'', formerly ''Accipiter gentilis'') is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the Family (biology), family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harrier (bird), harriers. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Accipiter''. It is a widespread species that inhabits many of the temperate parts of Eurasia. Except in a small portion of southern Asia, it is the only species of "goshawk" in its range and it is thus often referred to, both officially and unofficially, as simply goshawk. It is mainly resident bird, resident, but birds from colder regions bird migration, migrate south for the winter. As of 2023, goshawks found in North America are no longer considered be conspecific, but are now designated as the American goshawk (''Astur atricapillus''). Taxonomy The Eurasian goshawk was Species description, formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
