# Chestnut-shouldered goshawk (*Erythrotriorchis buergersi*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-shouldered-goshawk  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The chestnut-shouldered goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 575 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 575 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Lifestyle | Generalist |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Accipitriformes
- family: Accipitridae
- genus: Erythrotriorchis
- species: *Erythrotriorchis buergersi* (Reichenow, 1914)

Synonyms: *Accipiter buergersi*, *Accipiter bürgersi*, *Accipiter eudiabolus*, *Astur buergersi*, *Astur bürgersi*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the chestnut-shouldered goshawk?

An adult chestnut-shouldered goshawk weighs 575 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the chestnut-shouldered goshawk live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the chestnut-shouldered goshawk for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the chestnut-shouldered goshawk endangered?

The chestnut-shouldered goshawk is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

### What kind of animal is the chestnut-shouldered goshawk?

The chestnut-shouldered goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), 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](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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