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Long-tailed hawk

Urotriorchis macrourus (Hartlaub, 1855)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 492 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-tailed hawk

Weight
492 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
81 cm – 94 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
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the long-tailed hawk?

LONG-TAILED HAWK · WINGSPAN 94 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 94 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the long-tailed hawk is about 55% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the long-tailed hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus) is an African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only member of the genus Urotriorchis.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_hawk&oldid=1379847562), 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 long-tailed hawk endangered?

The long-tailed hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species.

How is the long-tailed hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusUrotriorchis
  7. SpeciesUrotriorchis macrourus (Hartlaub, 1855)

Synonyms Accipiter amadoni, Astur macrourus, Urotriorchis macrourus macrourus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • LTHAEnglish
  • صقر طويل الذيلArabic
  • astor de cua llargaCatalan
  • jestřáb dlouhoocasýCzech
  • gwalch cynffonhir AffricaWelsh
  • Langhalet HøgDanish
  • LangschwanzhabichtGerman
  • longvosta akcipitroEsperanto
  • Azor rabilargoSpanish
  • Azor de cola largaSpanish
  • pikksaba-kullEstonian
  • viuhkahaukkaFinnish
  • Gabar à longue queueFrench
  • Autour à longue queueFrench
  • hosszúfarkú héjaHungarian
  • Astore codalungaItalian
  • オナガオオタカJapanese
  • 긴꼬리매Korean
  • ilgauodegis peslysLithuanian
  • LangstaarthavikDutch
  • langhalehaukNorwegian
  • długostrząbPolish
  • Jastrząb długosternyPolish
  • jastrzębiak długosternyPolish
  • açor-rabilongoPortuguese
  • gavião-de-rabo-longoPortuguese
  • gavião-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Длиннохвостый ястребRussian
  • Африканский длиннохвостый ястребRussian
  • jastrabec chvostnatýSlovak
  • Dugorepi jastrebSerbian
  • långstjärtad hökSwedish
  • Uzun Kuyruklu ÇakırTurkish
  • Uzun Kuyruklu Gine AtmacasıTurkish
  • яструб довгохвостийUkrainian
  • 非洲長尾鷹Chinese
  • 非洲长尾鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the long-tailed hawk

Other species in the same family Accipitridae.

LC, Least Concern
Black kite (Milvus migrans)

Black kite

Milvus migrans

Accipitridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-tailed hawk?

An adult long-tailed hawk weighs 492 g and has a wingspan of 81 cm – 94 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed hawk endangered?

The long-tailed hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the long-tailed hawk?

The long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-hawk

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_hawk_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}