Threatened Species of the Northern Territory RED GOSHAWK Erythrotriorchis radiates Description = pre 1970; = post 1970. • The red goshawk is a large reddish- brown hawk, Ecology with conspicuous dark streaks from chin to belly, conspicuously barred on the underwing and tail. The red goshawk mainly for medium-sized The head is whitish with dark streaks. The legs birds (up to the size of kookaburras and black and feet are strong and yellowish, with cockatoos). Territory size is typically very large prominent red feathering (“trousers”). Compared (up to 200 km2) (Debus and Czechura 1988; with the common Brown Goshawk, the wings are Czechura and Hobson 2000). longer and more pointed and the tail is shorter. Distribution The preferred habitat is tall open eucalypt forest The red goshawk occurs across much of northern and riparian areas (including paperbark forest Australia, from near Broome in the south-west and gallery forests). The conspicuous basket- Kimberley to south-eastern Queensland. Within shaped stick nest is typically placed in large trees this range it generally occurs in taller forests near watercourses (Aumann and Baker-Gabb characteristic of higher rainfall areas, but there 1991). are some isolated recent records from central Threatened Species Information Sheet Australia. Conservation assessment Based on a series of It appears to be unusually common on the Tiwi surveys across northern Australia (Debus and Islands (Bathurst and Melville). Czechura 1988; Aumann and Baker- Gabb 1991; Conservation reserves where reported: Czechura and Hobson Gunak Barlu National Park, Kakadu National 2000), there is now reasonably reliable Park, Litchfield National Park, Nitmiluk National information available on distribution and total Park. population. Garnett and Crowley (2000) collated these surveys to estimate the population size as 1000 breeding birds, and considered it to be Known locations of the red goshawk.
Threatened Species of the Northern Territory RED GOSHAWK Erythrotriorchis radiates Description The red goshawk is a large reddish- brown hawk, with conspicuous dark streaks from chin to belly, conspicuously barred on the underwing and tail. The head is whitish with dark streaks. The legs and feet are strong and yellowish, with prominent red feathering (“trousers”). Compared with the common Brown Goshawk, the wings are longer and more pointed and the tail is shorter. Distribution The red goshawk occurs across much of northern Australia, from near Broome in the south-west Kimberley to south-eastern Queensland. Within this range it generally occurs in taller forests characteristic of higher rainfall areas, but there are some isolated recent records from central Australia. It appears to be unusually common on the Tiwi Islands (Bathurst and Melville). Conservation reserves where reported: Gunak Barlu National Park, Kakadu National Park, Litchfield National Park, Nitmiluk National Park. Known locations of the red goshawk. = pre 1970; • = post 1970. Ecology The red goshawk mainly for medium-sized birds (up to the size of kookaburras and black cockatoos). Territory size is typically very large (up to 200 km2) (Debus and Czechura 1988; Czechura and Hobson 2000). The preferred habitat is tall open eucalypt forest and riparian areas (including paperbark forest and gallery forests). The conspicuous basket- shaped stick nest is typically placed in large trees near watercourses (Aumann and Baker-Gabb 1991). Threatened Species Information Sheet Conservation assessment Based on a series of surveys across northern Australia (Debus and Czechura 1988; Aumann and Baker- Gabb 1991; Czechura and Hobson 2000), there is now reasonably reliable information available on distribution and total population. Garnett and Crowley (2000) collated these surveys to estimate the population size as 1000 breeding birds, and considered it to be