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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | '''Kingdom''': Animalia-> '''Phylum''': Chordata-> '''Class''': Aves -> '''Order''': Falconiformes-> '''Family''': Accipitridae-> '''Genus''': Parabuteo-> '''Species''': P. unicinctus | ||
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Sparse woodland and semi-desert, as well as marshes. | Sparse woodland and semi-desert, as well as marshes. |
Revision as of 16:10, 18 October 2007
- Parabuteo unicinctus
Identification
60 cm. Blackish brown plumage with chestnut forewings (above and below) and thighs. The end of the tail and the rump are white. Females are typically 10% bigger than males.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia-> Phylum: Chordata-> Class: Aves -> Order: Falconiformes-> Family: Accipitridae-> Genus: Parabuteo-> Species: P. unicinctus
Habitat
Sparse woodland and semi-desert, as well as marshes.
Behaviour
It nests in a tree and lays 2–4 eggs, incubated for 28 days to hatching.
Diet includes small rodents and mammals.