Erythrotriorchis radiatus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is a bird of prey found in Australia. It is found mainly in the savanna woodlands of northern Australia, particularly near watercourses. It takes a broad range of live prey, mostly birds.
The red goshawk was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Falco radiatus. The species used to be regarded as a very large member of the goshawk subfamily, Accipitrinae, but it is now believed that the resemblance to these other birds is convergent. Experts now group the red goshawk with the superficially dissimilar black-breasted buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon and square-tailed kite Lophoictinia isura as one of the Australasian old endemic raptors. It is believed that the ancestors of these birds, possibly together with a handful of species from South-east Asia and Africa, occupied Gondwana and over millions of years have diverged into their current forms.
Gene sequencing studies have found a relationship between Hamirostra and Lophoictinia, however samples had not been obtained from Erythrotriorchis. Plumage is generally rufous; on the head streaked with black and white... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red Goshawk sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red Goshawk in Kakadu National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. February has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Goshawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red Goshawk sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Accipitridae
The closest relatives of the Red Goshawk that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Accipitridae, Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) are Whistling Kite (about 80%), White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (about 40%) and Black Kite (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Goshawk is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
