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| + | [[Image:Savanna_Hawk.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Bjorn+Svensson|Bjorn Svensson}}<br />Pantanal, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]], October 2004]] | ||
'''Alternative name Savannah Hawk''' | '''Alternative name Savannah Hawk''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Buteogallus|Buteogallus]] meridionalis<br /> | ;[[:Category:Buteogallus|Buteogallus]] meridionalis<br /> | ||
''Heterospizias meridionalis'' | ''Heterospizias meridionalis'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Long, broad wings and a short tail | + | 46–64 cm (18-25¼ in); Long, broad wings and a short tail |
*Cinnamon-rufous | *Cinnamon-rufous | ||
:*Mottled upper-parts | :*Mottled upper-parts | ||
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*Yellow cere | *Yellow cere | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Heterospizias meridionalis1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Adult with juvenile on right<br />Photo by {{user|Orozimbo|Orozimbo}}<br />Lins, SP, [[Brazil]], February 2018]] | ||
[[Panama]] and in [[South America]] from [[Colombia]], [[Trinidad]] and [[Venezuela]] south to [[Uruguay]] and central [[Argentina]]. | [[Panama]] and in [[South America]] from [[Colombia]], [[Trinidad]] and [[Venezuela]] south to [[Uruguay]] and central [[Argentina]]. | ||
Vagrant in [[Costa Rica]] and [[Nicaragua]]. Resident. | Vagrant in [[Costa Rica]] and [[Nicaragua]]. Resident. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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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>. | ||
It was formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Heterospizias|Heterospizias]]<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | It was formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Heterospizias|Heterospizias]]<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Open country, forest edge, lakesides and swampy savanna. | + | Open country, forest edge, lakesides and swampy savanna. Usually observed up to 1000 m, sometimes higher. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | They build the nest of sticks lined with grass in a palm tree. They lay a single white egg; the young fledge after 6 - 7 weeks. | |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:44584gaviao caboclo.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=44584 Rogerio Araújo Dias]'''<br />Sto. Antonio do Descoberto, Goiás, [[Brazil]]]] | ||
A varied diet consisting of large insects, crabs, lizards, snakes and small mammals. They can hunt on foot, but will also swoop down on their prey from a high perch. | A varied diet consisting of large insects, crabs, lizards, snakes and small mammals. They can hunt on foot, but will also swoop down on their prey from a high perch. | ||
Several birds may gather to hunt after grass fires. | Several birds may gather to hunt after grass fires. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 19 February 2018
Alternative name Savannah Hawk
- Buteogallus meridionalis
Heterospizias meridionalis
Identification
46–64 cm (18-25¼ in); Long, broad wings and a short tail
- Cinnamon-rufous
- Mottled upper-parts
- Banding on under-parts
- Long yellow legs
- Iris: reddish-yellow to pale brown
- Yellow cere
Distribution
Panama and in South America from Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela south to Uruguay and central Argentina.
Vagrant in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Resident.
Taxonomy
It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias2.
Habitat
Open country, forest edge, lakesides and swampy savanna. Usually observed up to 1000 m, sometimes higher.
Behaviour
They build the nest of sticks lined with grass in a palm tree. They lay a single white egg; the young fledge after 6 - 7 weeks.
Diet
A varied diet consisting of large insects, crabs, lizards, snakes and small mammals. They can hunt on foot, but will also swoop down on their prey from a high perch.
Several birds may gather to hunt after grass fires.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Savanna Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Savanna_Hawk
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