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Meyer's goshawk

Astur meyerianus Sharpe, 1878

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The meyer's goshawk (Astur meyerianus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 530 g to 1.1 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the meyer's goshawk

Weight
530 g – 1.1 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
3
Lifestyle
Generalist
Migration
Sedentary
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the meyer's goshawk live?

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.

The meyer's goshawk is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the meyer's 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 meyer's goshawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusAstur
  7. SpeciesAstur meyerianus Sharpe, 1878

Synonyms Accipiter meyeranus, Accipiter meyerianus, Accipiter planes manehi, Astur planes

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • باز ميرArabic
  • astor de MeyerCatalan
  • jestřáb moluckýCzech
  • PapuaduehøgDanish
  • MeyerhabichtGerman
  • papua akcipitroEsperanto
  • Azor de MeyerSpanish
  • paapua kanakullEstonian
  • molukkienkanahaukkaFinnish
  • Autour de MeyerFrench
  • mrki jastrebCroatian
  • feketehátú héjaHungarian
  • Elang-alap meyerIndonesian
  • Astore di MeyerItalian
  • シロハラオオタカJapanese
  • Mejerio vištvanagisLithuanian
  • Meyers HavikDutch
  • sørgehaukNorwegian
  • jastrząb papuaskiPolish
  • açor-papuaPortuguese
  • Мейеров ястребRussian
  • jastrab tmavýSlovak
  • Mejerov novogvinejski jastrebSerbian
  • papuaduvhökSwedish
  • Meyer AtmacasıTurkish
  • яструб папуанськийUkrainian
  • 白颊鹰Chinese
  • jestřáb papuánskýCzech
  • PapuahabichtGerman
  • açor-de-meyerPortuguese
  • Новогвинейский тетеревятникRussian
  • Meyers duvhökSwedish
  • 白頰雀鷹Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the meyer's goshawk

Other species in the same genus Astur.

Hen hawk

Astur cooperii

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the meyer's goshawk?

An adult meyer's goshawk weighs 530 g – 1.1 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the meyer's goshawk live?

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

What kind of animal is the meyer's goshawk?

The meyer's goshawk (Astur meyerianus) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Meyer's goshawk (Astur meyerianus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/meyers-goshawk

MLA

“Meyer's goshawk (Astur meyerianus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/meyers-goshawk.

BibTeX
@misc{meyers_goshawk_2026,
  title = {Meyer's goshawk (Astur meyerianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/meyers-goshawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}