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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in western [[Ecuador]] and adjacent north-western [[Peru]] | [[South America]]: found in western [[Ecuador]] and adjacent north-western [[Peru]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
+ | It was formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Leucopternis|Leucopternis]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Their diet consists of small birds and rodents, lizards, snakes, frogs, worms and insects. | Their diet consists of small birds and rodents, lizards, snakes, frogs, worms and insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Pseudastur+occidentalis}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Pseudastur]] |
Revision as of 16:33, 17 August 2014
- Pseudastur occidentalis
Identification
45–52 cm
Distribution
South America: found in western Ecuador and adjacent north-western Peru
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly placed in the genus Leucopternis.
Habitat
Montane evergreen and semi-deciduous forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small birds and rodents, lizards, snakes, frogs, worms and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-backed Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-backed_Hawk