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Grey-bellied hawk

Accipiter poliogaster (Temminck, 1824)

NTNear Threatenedbirds of prey

The grey-bellied hawk (Accipiter poliogaster) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 315 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Grey-bellied hawk (Accipiter poliogaster)
Photo: J G Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-bellied hawk

Weight
315 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
70 cm – 83 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the grey-bellied hawk?

GREY-BELLIED HAWK · WINGSPAN 83 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 83 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the grey-bellied hawk is about 49% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the grey-bellied hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-bellied hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-bellied hawk or grey-bellied goshawk (Accipiter poliogaster) is a fairly large and rare species of forest-dwelling South American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-bellied hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-bellied_hawk&oldid=1371444290), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey-bellied hawk endangered?

The grey-bellied hawk is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-bellied hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusAccipiter
  7. SpeciesAccipiter poliogaster (Temminck, 1824)

Synonyms Accipiter pectoralis, Accipiter poliogaster pectoralis, Accipiter poliogaster poliogaster, Falco pectoralis, Falco poliogaster

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Gray-bellied goshawkEnglish
  • Gray-bellied hawkEnglish
  • Grey-bellied goshawkEnglish
  • Grey-bellied goshawkEnglish
  • باز رمادي البطنArabic
  • صقر ذو البطن الرماديArabic
  • astor pitblancCatalan
  • jestřáb jihoamerickýCzech
  • gwyddwalch torllwydWelsh
  • Gråbuget DuehøgDanish
  • GraubauchhabichtGerman
  • grizventra akcipitroEsperanto
  • Azor PechigrísSpanish
  • Azor de pecho grísSpanish
  • Azor VentigrísSpanish
  • Azor ventrigrísSpanish
  • Esparvero grandeSpanish
  • Esparvero PechigrísSpanish
  • Gavilán VientrigrisSpanish
  • selvakullEstonian
  • amazoniankanahaukkaFinnish
  • Autour à ventre grisFrench
  • Épervier à ventre grisFrench
  • bjelotrbi jastrebCroatian
  • szürkehasú héjaHungarian
  • Astore panciagrigiaItalian
  • Sparviero pettogrigioItalian
  • セグロオオタカJapanese
  • pilkapilvis vištvanagisLithuanian
  • Zuid-Amerikaanse HavikDutch
  • gråbukhaukNorwegian
  • krogulec siwobrzuchyPolish
  • tauató-pintadoPortuguese
  • açor-de-barriga-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серобрюхий ястребRussian
  • Серобрюхий тетеревятникRussian
  • jastrab sivobruchýSlovak
  • Sivotrbi južnoamerički jastrebSerbian
  • gråbukig hökSwedish
  • Gri Karınlı AtmacaTurkish
  • яструб сірочеревийUkrainian
  • 灰腹鷹Chinese
  • 灰腹鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-bellied hawk

Other species in the same genus Accipiter.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-bellied hawk?

An adult grey-bellied hawk weighs 315 g and has a wingspan of 70 cm – 83 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-bellied hawk endangered?

The grey-bellied hawk is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the grey-bellied hawk?

The grey-bellied hawk (Accipiter poliogaster) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_bellied_hawk_2026,
  title = {Grey-bellied hawk (Accipiter poliogaster)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-bellied-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}