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'''Alternative name: Gray-bellied Goshawk''' | '''Alternative name: Gray-bellied Goshawk''' | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Tauat -pintado .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />[[Intervales State Park]], São Paulo, [[Brazil]], November 2014]] |
;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] poliogaster | ;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] poliogaster | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 38–50 cm | + | 38–50 cm (15-19¾ in) |
| + | *Black crown and back<br /> | ||
| + | The Male has grey cheeks, the female a black face | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: breeds from north-east [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]] and [[Suriname]] to eastern [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]], most of [[Brazil]] and in [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and north-east [[Argentina]]. | [[South America]]: breeds from north-east [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]] and [[Suriname]] to eastern [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]], most of [[Brazil]] and in [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and north-east [[Argentina]]. | ||
Resident. | Resident. | ||
| + | [[Image:Gray-bellied Hawk.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|dacol|dacol}}<br />[[Intervales State Park]], São Paulo State, [[Brazil]], October 2013]] | ||
==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>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Tropical rain forest up to about 400m. | Tropical rain forest up to about 400m. | ||
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There is very little information available, but they are thought to eat larger prey items such as birds. | There is very little information available, but they are thought to eat larger prey items such as birds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Accipiter+poliogaster}} | {{GSearch|Accipiter+poliogaster}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:25, 9 November 2015
Alternative name: Gray-bellied Goshawk
- Accipiter poliogaster
Identification
38–50 cm (15-19¾ in)
- Black crown and back
The Male has grey cheeks, the female a black face
Distribution
South America: breeds from north-east Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname to eastern Ecuador and Peru, most of Brazil and in Bolivia, Paraguay and north-east Argentina.
Resident.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tropical rain forest up to about 400m.
Behaviour
Diet
There is very little information available, but they are thought to eat larger prey items such as birds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-bellied Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-bellied_Hawk
