Astur

From Latin astur (“hawk”)

Astur m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Accipitrinae – subfamily

• (genus): Astur gentilis (northern goshawk) – type species; Astur atricapillus (American goshawk), Astur bicolor, Astur chilensis, Astur cooperii, Astur henstii, Astur melanoleucus (black goshawk), Astur meyerianus – other species

• Astur (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Astur on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Astur on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Of Celtic, possibly Celtiberian origin. The name could ultimately be related to the Phoenician goddess Astarte.

Astur (plural Asturs or Astures)

1. A member of a tribe in northern Spain until the first century BC.

• Asturian
• Asturias

• Koch, John (2013): Tartessian: Celtic in the South-west at the Dawn of History, p. 54 & 151
• Silius Italicus, Punica, III, 325.
• Martino, Roma contra Cantabros y Astures – Nueva lectura de las fuentes, p. 18

• Rutas, Surat, Sūtra, sutra, ratus, Sutra, taurs, UARTs, sūtra, USART, surat