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. (2025) Gray-bellied Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-bellied_Hawk
