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BICOLOURED HAWK Accipiter bicolor
According to some sources this rampant bird predator is mimicked by the smaller, weaker Rufous-thighed Kite for protection from mobbing. True or not the Bicoloured Hawk is a formidable predator, with lightening fast reflexes and lethal talons. The bird in (FPAVE320PH - FPAVE321PH) was taken after it rested following a torpedo-like attack on a group of Golden-collared Macaws. The macaws managed to escape in a cloud of feathers, screaming in terror, leaving the Hawk to contemplate what might have been.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE320PH) Adult, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE321PH) Same individual as (FPAVE320PH) (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE567PH) Adult ventral, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE568PH) Same individual as (FPAVE567PH) dorsal (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE569PH) Same individual as (FPAVE567PH) dorsal (Paul Smith November 2010).
VIDEO - (FPAVE570VI) Same individual as (FPAVE567PH - FPAVE569PH) dorsal (Paul Smith November 2010).
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