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Goshawk (Autour des palombes)

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Accipiter gentilis    48-61 cm


| Goshawk | Sparrowhawk |


The Goshawk is very similar to the Sparrowhawk, but almost twice as big. It differs from the Sparrowhawk also with a long pale stripe above the eye. It has shorter wings than buzzards, eagles, harriers and kites; the tail shorter than harriers and kites, but longer than buzzards and eagles. Habitat:

Habitat

Forests of all kinds.

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