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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
45–52 cm | 45–52 cm |
Revision as of 16:44, 31 January 2015
- Pseudastur occidentalis
Identification
45–52 cm
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.
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)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-backed Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-backed_Hawk