Northern Goshawk (gentilis), adult T-Shirt

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis gentilis). There are 10 recognized subspecies allied to the taxa, Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentiliis. This older raptor before you, is one of them. Shades of quiet elegance color the feathers of the senior bird. Fossilized records of it's ancestral lineage have been traced as far as the third quarter of the Tortonian Age, a geological, evolutionary window of Time, between 11,608,005 - 7,246,005 years ago. The Tortonian Age was the fifth of 6 developmental stages of the greater Miocene Epoch, which lasted from 23,003,000 - 5,333,000 years in the prehistoric past. In the 21st Century, this species has a territorial range that includes most of Europe. In Northwest Africa, their range extends to the Kingdom of Morocco. This post will focus on continental European nations in the Far West, where this raptor is established: The Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the French Republic, the Principality of Monaco, the Principality of Andorra, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic. Small numbers of this species make an appearance in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, during the annual Autumn and Spring migrations. However, none have taken permanent residency in this location. ** The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis gentilis) is also referred to as the European Northern Goshawk.