Rufous crab hawk

The rufous crab hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) or rufous crab-hawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae

Rufous crab hawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteogallus
Species:
B. aequinoctialis
Binomial name
Buteogallus aequinoctialis
(Gmelin, 1788)

It is found along the South American coastline, from eastern Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago to southern Brazil.

Description

It is dark brown with a rufous belly and yellow feet.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International 2018. Buteogallus aequinoctialis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22695808A131937283. Downloaded on 9. July 2019.


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