Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius)

Southern Brazil (southern from Mato Grosso and Bahia) to Uruguay, and south-eastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz to Tarija) through Chaco of Paraguay to northern Argentina (La Rioja and C�rdoba).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) [XC522100]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Forestal Belga (Cruce Caballero), San Pedro, Misiones, Argentina (song)

Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) [XC171050]
by Alexandre Bianco from Maring\u00e1, Maring\u00e1, Parana, Brazil (call, song)

Subspecies
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster), Plain-breasted Hawk (Accipiter ventralis) and Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Accipiter striatus following SACC (2005).

Often considered subspecies of Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), with which forms superspecies, along with White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster) and Plain-breasted Hawk (Accipiter ventralis). The group has been split on grounds of differences in morphology, ecology and probably also behaviour.

No subspecies.

References
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