BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Accipiter atricapillus atricapillus
American Goshawk, atricapillus subspecies
| Scientific Name: | Accipiter atricapillus atricapillus (Wilson, 1812) | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name Synonyms: |
Accipiter gentilis atricapillus
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| English Name: | American Goshawk, atricapillus subspecies | ||||||||||
| English Name Synonyms: |
Northern Goshawk, atricapillus subspecies
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| Classification / Taxonomy | |||||||||||
| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v13.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Subspecies | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | B-AGOS-AT | ||||||||||
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| Conservation Status / Legal Designation | |||||||||||
| Global Status: | G5T5 (Sep 2023) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S3S4 (Mar 2017) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Blue | ||||||||||
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| COSEWIC Status: | Not at Risk (May 1995) | ||||||||||
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| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Global Range Comment: | This subspecies occupies a majority of the species' range in North America, excluding sw Canada, sw USA and nw Mexico (Gill et al. 2023). | ||||||||||
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| Provincial Information Author: | Ramsay, Leah | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | Mar 08, 2018 | ||||||||||
| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
1998. Northern Goshawk. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch. 2pp. |
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Campbell, R.W., N.K. Dawe, I. McTaggart-Cowan, et al. 1990b. The Birds of British Columbia Vol. 2: Nonpasserines: Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers. Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC. |
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Cooper, J.M., and V. Stevens. 2000. A Review of the Ecology, Management, and Conservation of the Northern Goshawk in British Columbia. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch. Bull. B-101. 30pp. |
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Demarchi, M.W. and M.D. Bently. 2005. Best Management Practices for Raptor Conservation during Urban and Rural Land Development in British Columbia. B.C. Minist. of Environ., Victoria, B.C. MoE BMP Series. |
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Forest Practices Code. 1997. Northern Goshawk in Species and Plant Community Accounts for Identified Wildlife: Vol. 1. B.C. Minist. For. and B.C. Environ. 184pp. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Accipiter atricapillus atricapillus. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jan 18, 2026).