Henst's goshawk

Weight

1.05 kg

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Carnivore

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forest

Young per litter or clutch

2

Lifestyle

Perching

Migration

Sedentary

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderAccipitriformes
5. familyAccipitridae
6. genusAstur
7. SpeciesAstur henstii Schlegel, 1873

Synonyms Accipiter henstii

Catalogue of Life

Eurasian goshawk

Astur gentilis

Accipitridae

A

American goshawk

Astur atricapillus

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

B

Bicolored hawk

Astur bicolor

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

A

Austral hawk

Astur chilensis

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

H

Hen hawk

Astur cooperii

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

G

Gundlach's hawk

Astur gundlachi

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

CompareHenst's goshawk vs Eurasian goshawkHenst's goshawk vs American goshawkHenst's goshawk vs Bicolored hawkHenst's goshawk vs Austral hawk

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@misc{henst_s_goshawk_2026,
  title = {Henst's goshawk (Astur henstii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/henst-s-goshawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}