Tag: all of Buteogallus

ECOLOGY AND BREEDING HABITS OF THE SAVANNA HAWKIN THE LLANOS OF VENEZUELA

Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) Science Article 1 abstract The ecology of the Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) was studied in the palm-savannas of Venezuela in 1978-1980. Pairs produced only one egg per clutch, no more than one young per calendar year, and had eggs or young in nests from February to December, coinciding largely with the […]

PREDATION ON NESTLING BARE-THROATED TIGER-HERONS BY A GREAT BLACK-HAWK

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) Science Article 1 abstract Little is known about the diet or hunting strategies of Great Black-Hawks (Buteogallusurubitinga), a widely distributed but poorly known species in Central and South America.In Panama, Wetmore (Wetmore 1965, p. 231) reported that frogs form a principal food source,and that lizards, particularly basilisks (Basiliscus), also are […]

Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteogallus meridionalis | [authority] Latham, 1790 | [UK] Savanna Hawk | [FR] Buse roussatre | [DE] Savannenbussard | [ES] Busardo Sabanero | [NL] Savanne-buizerd Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Buteogallus are small to quite large hawks. Their wings are short to medium in length; broad […]

Rufous Crab-Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteogallus aequinoctialis | [authority] Gmelin, 1788 | [UK] Rufous Crab-Hawk | [FR] Buse buson | [DE] Rotbauch-Bussard | [ES] Busardo-negro del Atlantico | [NL] Krabbenbuizerd Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Buteogallus are small to quite large hawks. Their wings are short to medium in length; […]

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteogallus urubitinga | [authority] Gmelin, 1788 | [UK] Great Black Hawk | [FR] Buse urubu | [DE] Schwarzbussard | [ES] Busardo-negro Urubitinga | [NL] Zwarte Arendbuizerd Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Buteogallus urubitinga LA Mexico to n Argentina Genus Members of the genus Buteogallus are small to […]

Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteogallus gundlachii | [authority] Cabanis, 1855 | [UK] Cuban Black Hawk | [FR] Buse noire de Cuba | [DE] Kubanische Krabbenbussard | [ES] Busardo negro cubano | [NL] Cubaanse Buizerd Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Buteogallus gundlachii NA Cuba Genus Members of the genus Buteogallus are small […]