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The Red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats small mammals and birds, insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Red goshawk lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐭 Mammals & birds80%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Red goshawk

Recorded by Pieter de Groot Boersma (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC327170. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Red goshawk

Where does the Red goshawk live?

The Red goshawk lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the Red goshawk eat?

small mammals and birds (about 80%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Red goshawk endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• South Island kokako
• Flores crow
• Western bristlebird
• Erect-crested penguin
• New Zealand storm petrel
• Crow honeyeater

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.