Biology:Slate-colored hawk

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Short description: Species of bird

Slate-colored hawk
Buteogallus schistaceus JJK'1.jpg
in Anavilhanas National Park, Amazonas, Brazil
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteogallus
Species:
B. schistaceus
Binomial name
Buteogallus schistaceus
(Sundevall, 1850)
Buteogallus schistaceus map.svg
Synonyms

Leucopternis schistaceus

The slate-colored hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae: the hawks, eagles, and allies. It is found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil , Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and French Guiana.[1]

Description

It is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long. It is medium slate-grey in color, with contrasting bright white horizontal banding on its tail feathers. It has a medium-white breast with vertical black markings. It has a large orange cere at the base of its beak, and large yellow eyes.[2]

Distribution and behavior

The slate-colored hawk inhabits most of the Amazon rainforest, primarily in várzea and especially in areas near water like rivers, swamps or mangrove. It hunts for frogs, snakes, small mammals, crabs and other small animals, often at the water edges.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Buteogallus schistaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22695745A93526639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695745A93526639.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22695745/93526639. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. 2. Lynx Edicions. p. 168. ISBN 84-87334-15-6. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1274029 entry