Northern goshawk

Description

The northern goshawk has relatively short,broad wings and a long tail,typical for Accipiter species and common to raptors that require maneuverability within forest habitats.For an Accipiter,it has a relatively sizeable bill,relatively long wings,a relatively short tail,robust and fairly short legs and particularly thick toes.Across most of the species' range,it is blue-grey above or brownish-grey with dark barring or streaking over a grey or white base color below,but Asian subspecies in particular range from nearly white overall to nearly black above.Goshawks tend to show clinal variation in color,with most goshawks further north being paler and those in warmer areas being darker but individuals can be either dark in the north or pale in the south.