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HAWKS, KITES, AND EAGLES - ACCIPITRIDAE - PART I
Elanus kites to Leucopternis hawks
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White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus leucurus
20 km south of Calabozo, Guárico state, Venezuela.
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Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii leonae
Georgetown Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana.
(D3) |
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Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus
Tandayapa Pass, Pichincha province, Ecuador.
Male. A scarce species in Ecuador; this has always been one of the most reliable sites for it. (D3) |
 | Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. They also eat crabs. (S6) |
 | Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. (S5) |
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Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Finca Vuelta Larga, Guaraunos, Sucre state, Venezuela.
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Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
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Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
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Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus fontanieri
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador.
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Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus superciliosus
Río Barragán, Barinas state, Venezuela.
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Semicollared Hawk
Accipiter collaris
San Isidro quarry trail, Barinas state, Venezuela.
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extreme long-distance shot at 180x of a rare bird, especially so in
Venezuela, where, according to Hilty, it is known only from two
specimens and two sight records. (D3) |
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Sharp-shinned (Plain-breasted) Hawk
Accipiter striatus ventralis
Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha province, Ecuador.
(D3) |
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Bicolored Hawk
Accipiter bicolor bicolor
Gareno Lodge, Napo province, Ecuador.
A white-breasted morph. There was also a juvenile with it, see Sam Woods's photo here. (S4) |
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Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens nigra(?)
Parque Metropolitana, Panama City, Panama.
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 | Plumbeous Hawk Leucopternis plumbeus Mangaloma reserve, Pichincha province, Ecuador. An
uncommon forest raptor mainly found in the Chocó region of W Colombia
and W Ecuador. It also occurs in Panama, and there are unconfirmed
reports from NW Peru. (S6) |
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Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Sacha Lodge, Orellana province, Ecuador.
(D3) |
 | Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador. (S5) |
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Black-faced Hawk
Leucopternis melanops
San Miguel
de Betania, Bolívar state, Venezuela.
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White-browed Hawk
Leucopternis kuhli
Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
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Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
La Selva OTS, Heredia province, Costa Rica.
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White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis albicollis
La Escalera (Sierra de Lema), Bolívar state, Venezuela.
(D3)
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 | White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis ghiesbreghti About 40 km east of Lagos de Montebello, Chiapas state, Mexico. The northern races are much more pure white than the ones in South America. (S5) |
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Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador.
An endangered species restricted to western Ecuador and far northwestern Peru. (S5) |
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Mantled Hawk
Leucopternis polionotus
Urubici, Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
A handsome hawk endemic to the Atlantic Forest region. Note the all white tail and the white tips to the secondaries. (D4) |
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