HAWKS, KITES, AND EAGLES   -   ACCIPITRIDAE   -   PART I

Chondrohierax Kites to Leucopternis Hawks

Hook-billed Kite - Chondrohierax uncinatus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador.


Pearl Kite - Gampsonyx swainsonii
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii leonae
Georgetown Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana.


White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus leucurus
20 km south of Calabozo, Guárico state, Venezuela.


Slender-billed Kite - Helicolestes hamatus
Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Finca Vuelta Larga, Guaraunos, Sucre state, Venezuela.


Rufous-thighed Kite - Harpagus diodonPlumbeous Kite - Ictinia plumbea
Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.


Tiny Hawk - Accipiter superciliosusTiny Hawk - Accipiter superciliosus
Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus fontanieri
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador. 
Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus superciliosus
Río Barragán, Barinas state, Venezuela.


Semicollared Hawk - Accipiter collaris
Semicollared Hawk
Accipiter collaris
San Isidro quarry trail, Barinas state, Venezuela.
An 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.


Plain-breasted Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Sharp-shinned (Plain-breasted) Hawk
Accipiter striatus ventralis
Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha province, Ecuador.


Bicolored Hawk - Accipiter bicolor
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.


Crane Hawk - Geranospiza caerulescens
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens nigra(?)
Parque Metropolitana, Panama City, Panama.


Slate-colored Hawk - Leucopternis schistaceus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Sacha Lodge, Orellana province, Ecuador.


Black-faced Hawk - Leucopternis melanopsWhite-browed Hawk - Leucopternis kuhli
Black-faced Hawk
Leucopternis melanops
San Miguel de Betania, Bolívar state, Venezuela.
White-browed Hawk
Leucopternis kuhli
Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.


Semiplumbeous Hawk - Leucopternis semiplumbeusWhite Hawk - Leucopternis albicollis
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
La Selva OTS, Heredia province, Costa Rica.
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis albicollis
La Escalera (Sierra de Lema), Bolívar state, Venezuela.


Gray-backed Hawk - Leucopternis occidentalis
Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador.












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