African Goshawk
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(New page: Image:African Goshawk.jpg '''Common Name:''' African Goshawk<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Accipiter tachiro '''Size:''' 13.7-15.7 inches (35-40 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 26.7-28.7 inches (6...) |
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The female broods the young closely in the early stages. and thereafter remains in the vicinity of the nest much of the time. The prey in the early fledging period is brought by the male, and the female consumes what the young do not eat. The male does not stay to feed the young even when he arrives on the nest in the female’s absence, and seldom visits the nest when she is there. Several kills may be brought in a day. In the early stages the female will leave the nest to receive prey from the male, and in the later stages she too takes part in killing and bringing prey for the young. The female roosts in the nest with the young in the early fledging period and the male in a tree not far away. | The female broods the young closely in the early stages. and thereafter remains in the vicinity of the nest much of the time. The prey in the early fledging period is brought by the male, and the female consumes what the young do not eat. The male does not stay to feed the young even when he arrives on the nest in the female’s absence, and seldom visits the nest when she is there. Several kills may be brought in a day. In the early stages the female will leave the nest to receive prey from the male, and in the later stages she too takes part in killing and bringing prey for the young. The female roosts in the nest with the young in the early fledging period and the male in a tree not far away. | ||
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| + | After the young make their first flights they return to roost in the nest or in the canopy of the tree above it, for up to two weeks. Thereafter they will remain in the neighborhood of the nest for up to two months. | ||
'''Cool Facts:''' It is often considered conspecific with the Red-chested goshawk of western and central Africa. | '''Cool Facts:''' It is often considered conspecific with the Red-chested goshawk of western and central Africa. | ||
