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Accipiter ventralis

Photo of rufous morph by steveblain. Photographed in Ecuador.

[edit] Identification

Several plumage variants; almost all share rufous thighs and four bars on the tail. Breast does have faint markings, opposite of what the name would make you believe.

[edit] Distribution

French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, and Colombia constitute the northern end of the range, [[Bolivia] the southern end.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species which until recently was included with Sharp-shinned Hawk.

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest and mature second growth.

[edit] Behaviour

Hunts inside the forest, not above the canopy.

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