The goshawk (Latin scientific name: Accipiter gentilis) is a small and medium-sized bird of prey. The body length can reach 60 cm and the wingspan is about 1.3 m. The top of the head, pillow and head side are black and brown, the occipital part has white feather tips, the eyebrows are white and black, and the back is brownish black; Below the thorax are densely covered with gray-brown and white stripes; the tail is grayish-brown, with 4 broad black transverse spots, and the tail is square. When flying, the wings are broad and white under the wings, but densely covered with black-brown transverse bands.
Weight ♂500-800 g, ♀650-1100 g, body length ♂467-576 mm, ♀539-600 mm, mouth peak ♂19-22 mm, ♀23-25 mm, wings ♂292-338 mm, ♀295-377 mm, tail ♂215-265 mm, ♀244-285 mm, tarsal ♂61-74 mm, ♀64-80 mm. (Note: ♂ male; ♀ female)
China Divisions: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Taiwan, Hong Kong.
Protected areas: Songshan (Beijing), Wuyishan (Fujian), Huanghe Gudao Wetland in northern Henan, Burgen Beaver, Tomur Peak, Dinghu Mountain, Zhanjiang Mangrove Forest, Dongzhai Bird Sanctuary, Jiyuan, Jigongshan, Honghe, Liangshui, Xingkai Lake, Jiugong Mountain, Houhe, Dongdongting Lake, Changbai Mountain, Xianghai, Dafeng Elk Reserve, Poyang Lake, Wuyi Mountain (Jiangxi), Shuangtai Estuary, Old Bald Dingzi, Baishi Stone, Rongcheng Swan Lake, Tianlong Mountain, Pangquangou, Luya Mountain, Mianshan, Lishan, Wang Lang, Wolong Nature Reserve, Jinfoshan , Argin Mountain, Ganjia Lake Shuttle Forest, Qingliangfeng, Wawu Mountain, South Dongting Lake Wetland and Waterfowl Sanctuary, Hengshui Lake Wetland and Bird Sanctuary, Saihan Ula, Xiaoxi, Yellow River Delta, Ejina Poplar Forest, Lop Nur Forest.
Mountains and lakes: Meridian Mountains, Changbai Mountains, Dabie Mountains, Xiaoxing'an Mountains, Taihang Mountains, Qingliangfeng, Qilian Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, Junggar Basin, Tarim Basin, Tianshan Mountains, Altai Mountains, Funiu Mountain, Dzungar Western Mountains, Ili Valley, Gobi Hills of Eastern Xinjiang, Upper Tahe Plain, Lop Nur Lowlands, Hanas Lake, Ili River, Haba River, Turks Valley, Altai, Southern Slope of Tomur Peak (Qiongtailan River), Narathi.
Spawning is first seen in late April, and some in mid-May. 1 next day, 3 to 4 eggs. The eggs are oval in shape, with a pointed, blunt end bright black, and a light duck egg blue. The incubation is performed by the female. During incubation, as the number of eggs increases, the time for the female to leave the nest gradually decreases. After laying 3 to 4 eggs, the number of times the nest is left only once a day. The female lies in the nest all day, does not chirp, and rarely looks up. In addition to predation, male birds mostly inhabit the vicinity, and when there are crows and magpies passing by, they look up and occasionally hover over the nest without chirping.