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

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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.

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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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