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GREAT BLACK HAWK Buteogallus urubitinga
He´s great, he´s black and he´s a hawk, so his common name about sums him up. A stocky species, he is associated with wetland areas and is most common around temproary pools in the Low Chaco and Pantanal. Here he sits patiently with head bowed, waiting for an careless lizard, frog, snake, rodent or indeed anything else that tickles his fancy to pass by. Then with a sudden flurry of feathers, he takes his unfortunate prey back to his perch to leisurely finish his meal.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4005PH) Adult, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Matt Denton 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4006PH) Adult, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE4007PH) Adult head detail, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE4008PH) Adult lateral, Rio Negro, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo August 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE4009PH) Juvenile, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE4010PH) Juvenile in flight, Rio Negro, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo August 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE4233PH) Adult roadkill upperwing, Mariscal Estigarribia, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith April 2015).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE4234PH) Same individual as (FPAVE4233PH) underwing (Paul Smith April 2015).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE4235PH) Same individual as (FPAVE4233PH) underwing (Paul Smith April 2015).
VIDEO - (FPAVE4011VI) Adult, Fuerte Olimpo (Paul Smith September 2006).
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