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title: "Jastrząb"
description: "Astur gentilis — Ptaki. The Eurasian goshawk (; Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/eurasian-goshawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jastrząb

> Astur gentilis — Ptaki. The Eurasian goshawk (; Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.

- Scientific name: *Astur gentilis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 16048
- Wikidata: [Q137474876](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137474876)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1579015](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1579015)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Goshawk
- de: Habicht
- es: Azor euroasiático
- fr: Autour des Palombes
- pt: Açor-nortenho
- pl: Jastrząb

## Countries with the most observations

RU (6032), DE (1067), ES (643), IT (574), FI (551), JP (465), FR (295), UA (294), PT (265), CN (260), NL (254), KR (217)

## Summary

The Eurasian goshawk (; Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is a widespread species that inhabits many of the temperate parts of Eurasia.  Except in a small portion of southern Asia, it is the only species of "goshawk" in its range and it is thus often referred to, both officially and unofficially, as simply goshawk. It is mainly resident, but birds from colder regions migrate south for the winter. As of 2023, goshawks…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_goshawk

## Photo

![Jastrząb](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-goshawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kevin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121581301

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-goshawk?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).