Black goshawk
Astur melanoleucus (A. Smith, 1830)
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The black goshawk (Astur melanoleucus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 550 g to 865 g and live up to 7.5 years.
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Quick facts about the black goshawk
- Weight
- 550 g – 865 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 7.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 10 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 37.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 2.98 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black goshawk live?
Not recorded
Is the black goshawk endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the black goshawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusAstur
- SpeciesAstur melanoleucus (A. Smith, 1830)
Synonyms Accipiter melanoleucus, Accipiter melanoleueus, Neonisus melanoleucus, Nisus verreauxii
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Black sparrowhawkEnglish
- Great sparrowhawkEnglish
- SwartsperwerAfrikaans
- باشق أسودArabic
- الباشق الأسودArabic
- astor blanc i negreCatalan
- jestřáb černohřbetýCzech
- Afrikansk SkovhøgDanish
- DominohabichtGerman
- MohrenhabichtGerman
- nigra akcipitroEsperanto
- Gavilán NegroSpanish
- Azor blanco y negroSpanish
- Azor blanquinegroSpanish
- pugal-kanakullEstonian
- mustakanahaukkaFinnish
- Autour noirFrench
- crno-bijeli jastrebCroatian
- szerecsenhéjaHungarian
- Astore neroItalian
- オオハイタカJapanese
- keršasis paukštvanagisLithuanian
- Zwarte HavikDutch
- nonnehaukNorwegian
- jastrząb czarno-białyPolish
- açor-pretoPortuguese
- Чёрно-белый ястребRussian
- jastrab čierno-bielySlovak
- Crni jastrebSerbian
- svart duvhökSwedish
- Kipanga MweusiSwahili
- Kara AtmacaTurkish
- яструб чорнийUkrainian
- 黑鹰Chinese
- 黑白雀鷹Chinese
- uheshanomnyamaZulu
Relatives of the black goshawk
Other species in the same genus Astur.
Eurasian goshawk
Astur gentilis
American goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Bicolored hawk
Astur bicolor
Austral hawk
Astur chilensis
Hen hawk
Astur cooperii
Gundlach's hawk
Astur gundlachi
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black goshawk?
An adult black goshawk weighs 550 g – 865 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the black goshawk live?
The black goshawk has a recorded lifespan of 7.5 years.
What kind of animal is the black goshawk?
The black goshawk (Astur melanoleucus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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