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Circus buffoni

Photo by arthurgrosset
Location: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

[edit] Identification

Long wings and a long tail. There are two morphs. The pale morph in flight shows almost white underparts as can be seen in the bottom photo, and a white rump. The dark morph, top, is dark below with no obvious white rump.

[edit] Distribution

South America.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Lakes, marshes and flooded grasslands, paddyfields and mangroves.

[edit] Behaviour

It eats frogs, small mammals, birds and eggs.

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