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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Gray-backed HawkSJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> El Oro Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]] |
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| + | ;[[:Category:Pseudastur|Pseudastur]] occidentalis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 45–52 cm | ||
| + | *Blackish-grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Grey head (nape and mantle streaked with white)<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes similar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in western [[Ecuador]] and adjacent north-western [[Peru]] | [[South America]]: found in western [[Ecuador]] and adjacent north-western [[Peru]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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| + | It was formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Leucopternis|Leucopternis]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Montane forests | + | Montane evergreen and semi-deciduous forests. Observed at heights around 1,098 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of small birds and rodents, lizards, snakes, frogs, worms and insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Pseudastur+occidentalis}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pseudastur]] |
Latest revision as of 18:17, 31 January 2015
- Pseudastur occidentalis
Identification
45–52 cm
- Blackish-grey upperparts
- Grey head (nape and mantle streaked with white)
Sexes similar
Distribution
South America: found in western Ecuador and adjacent north-western Peru
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly placed in the genus Leucopternis.
Habitat
Montane evergreen and semi-deciduous forests. Observed at heights around 1,098 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small birds and rodents, lizards, snakes, frogs, worms and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-backed Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-backed_Hawk
