Rufous Crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis)

Other Names (World)
Rufous Crab-Hawk, Aequinoctial Crab-Hawk, Rufous Hawk, Rufous Crab Hawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
46 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Orinoco Delta in eastern Venezuela along coast to Paran�, southern Brazil.

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

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Rufous Crab Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) [XC449440]
by Brice de la Croix from Matoury, La Lev\u00e9e, French Guiana (song)

Rufous Crab Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) [XC13528]
by Nick Athanas from PN Turuepano, Venezuela (call)

Subspecies
Genus allied to Harpyhaliaetus. Someimes associated with Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) superspecies, but apparently more distantly related.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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