david kelly
Drive-by Birder
I am curious about this species and its separation from Common Black Hawks. I was in Costa Rica in April 2000 and saw Common Black Hawks on the Caribbean coast. When we stopped at the Rio Tarcoles bridge on the Pacific side I saw what I think was a Common Black Hawks. I also saw a Common Black Hawk at Manuel Antonio. Other trip reports I have read indicate that Mangrove Black Hawks are more likely at Tarcoles but Stiles, Skutch and Gardner do not recognise this species at all. Ferguson Lees does recognise the species but states that Common Black Hawks occur on both coasts and mangrove Black Hawk is restricted to mangroves, backing up my initial id made in ignorance of the existence of Mangrove Black Hawk.
I am going to Panama in December and would like to be able to be sure what kind of Black Hawk I am seeing, especially as I've not seen Great Black hawk either.
I am going to Panama in December and would like to be able to be sure what kind of Black Hawk I am seeing, especially as I've not seen Great Black hawk either.
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