Brown Goshawk

Scientific name: Accipiter fasciatus

Family: Accipitridae

Order: Accipitriformes

Status: Least Concern

Habitat and Distribution

Found across Australia in timbered habitats.

About the animal:

• They are a median sized raptor;
• The eyes are bright yellow;
• The males are smaller than females;
• Both parents build a large stick nest and defend their young;
• They hunt stealthily from a low, concealed perch, using sudden, short bursts of speed to pounce onto prey. Prey items are taken back to a perch.

What they eat?

They eat small mammals and birds.