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Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
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 unfortunate 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.
FIGURE 1 - Adult lateral, location unknown (Hugo del Castillo August 2007).
FIGURE 2 - Adult ventral, Bahía Negra (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - Adult head detail, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - Juvenile, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 5 - Juvenile ventral, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
VIDEO - Adult, Fuerte Olimpo (Paul Smith September 2006).
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