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.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusAstur
- 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
Relatives of the meyer's goshawk
Other species in the same genus Astur.

Eurasian goshawk
Astur gentilis
American goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Bicolored hawk
Astur bicolor
Austral hawk
Astur chilensis
Hen hawk
Astur cooperii
Gundlach's hawk
Astur gundlachi
CompareMeyer's goshawk vs Eurasian goshawkMeyer's goshawk vs American goshawkMeyer's goshawk vs Bicolored hawkMeyer's goshawk vs Austral hawk
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.
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