1) Family name: Accipitridae
2) Scientific name: Erythrotriorchis radiatus
3) English name: Red Goshawk
4) Subspecies survival status: Endangered (based on surveys from 1987-1990 there are thought to be about 350 pairs of Red Goshawks remaining in Australia compared to a historical population of about 440 pairs.  Suitable habitat once existed for about 60 pairs in Western Australia, 200 in the Northern Territory and 180 in Queensland with most of the loss having occurred from costal Queensland.
5) Former distribution:. Northern Australia north of about 19?S and in eastern Australia east of about 147?E ans south to 32?S.  There may be a break in breeding distribution in the subcostal areas of the Gulf of Carpenteria and western Cape York Peninsula though sight records across the region are sparse but continuous.
6) Current distribution: Similar to former distribution but probably with a contraction of range in the east south of 15?S.
7) Habitat: Coastal and subcostal tall open forests and woodlands, tropical savannahs traversed by wooded or forested rivers, and the edges of rainforest.  Breeding restricted to trees taller than 20m within 1 km of a watercourse or wetland.
8) Reasons for decline: Widespread clearance for agriculture in north-east New South Wales and south-east Queensland (confirmed); in Queensland (speculative), changes to fire regime (speculative), egg collecting (speculative), shooting by pigeon and poultry owners (speculative).  Clearance of habitat has undoubtedly caused a decline in the south-east of the species’ range, other factors may be having local effects that reduce abundance.
9) Conservation reserves on which subspecies occurs: Geikie Gorge National Park, Kakadu National Park, Gurig National Park, Lakefield National Park, Scrubby Creek National Park, and the Conondale Ranges.
10) Public land on which subspecies occurs: Shoalwater Bay military reserve, state forests in north-east New South Wales, eastern Queensland, pastoral leases in Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Aboriginal trust land on Cape York Peninsula.
11) Other land on which subspecies occurs: Private lands in all states, Aboriginal land.
12) Is knowledge about subspecies adequate for objectives and actions to be defined accurately?  Yes.
13) Recovery plan objectives: a) To locate and protect breeding pairs in eastern Australia.  b) To clarify threatening processes through continued monitoring of known nest sites in northern Australia.
14) Actions already initiated: a) A six month survey was conducted in north-east New South Wales in 1987-1988.  b) A three year study was undertaken in northern Australia 1988-1990 with support from the World Wide Fund for Nature (Australia).
15) Actions required: a) In Australia north of 15?S, monitor known nest sites to determine annual occupancy of territories, productivity and/or reasons for nest failure.  It is imperative the location of all nest sites remains confidential.  b) Locate occupied territories in north-eastern New South Wales and Queensland south of 15?S.  All efforts should be made to suppress information about these localities or, if already known, to prevent disturbance.  c) Acquire land if necessary when territories are threatened.  d) Where nest failures are known to have been caused by egg collectors, remove the branch supporting the nest before the following breeding season so the pairs builds a new nest at another site.  e) To lessen the impact of fire, remove log jams from the base of nest trees.
16) Organizations responsible for conservation os subspecies: Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management.
17) Other organizations and individuals involved: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, World Wide Fund for Nature (Australia).
18) Can the recovery plan be carried out with existing resources?   No