HAWKS, Kites, Hawk-Eagles, Gavilan Bird
HALCONES, ÁGUILAS, AGUILUCHOS, GAVILANES
Hawks, Gavilan Bird inhabit in a variety of ecosystems. They can be found in deserts, mountains, forests and coasts. Usually in pairs or solitary. They hunt small mammals, squirrels, snakes, rabbits, rodents, spiders, insects and other animals. They are extremely patient and wait in a given position until the prey move to attack. Strong bill, legs, and feet. Some species live up to 20 years and weigh from 1 to 4 kilos.
Los Gavilanes existen en muchos ecosistemas desde los desiertos, montañas, bosques y costas. En pares o solitarios. Cazan pequeños mamíferos, ardillas, culebras, conejos, ratones, arañas y otros animales. Esperan con paciencia hasta que su presa se mueva. De fuerte pico, piernas y patas. Algunas especies pueden vivir hasta los 20 años. De 1 a 4 kilos de peso según la especie.
ROADSIDE HAWK
Name in Spanish: Gavilán caminero, Gavilán pollero
Size/Tamaño: 15 in | 38 cm
Location: All of the country
Altura: <2500 m
Status:
Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©
WHITE-TAILED HAWK
Name in Spanish: Halcón Coliblanco
Size/Tamaño: 24 in | 60 cm
Location: Meta, The Andes ranges and Guajira
Altura: <2000 m
Status:
Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
Name in Spanish: Halcón migratorio, Águila cuaresmera, águila migratoria
Size/Tamaño: 15 in | 38 cm
Location: Migrant from North America
Altura: <2500 m
Status:
Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©
Snail kite
Name in Spanish: Gavilán Caracolero, Caracolero Común
Size/Tamaño: 14.3 in | 36.5 cm
Location: The Andes ranges and the Amazon region and the Atlantic
Altura: <700 m
Status:
Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©
Species of the family Accipitridae to photograph
Species de la familia Accipitridae por fotografiar
Scientific Name |
Name in Spanish |
Name in English |
Elanus leucurus |
Gavilán Maromero |
White-tailed Kite |
Gampsonyx swainsonii |
Gavilancito Perlado |
Pearl Kite |
Chondrohierax uncinatus |
Caracolero Piquiganchudo |
Hook-billed Kite |
Leptodon cayanensis |
Aguililla Cabecigrís |
Gray-headed Kite |
Elanoides forficatus |
Aguililla Tijereta |
Swallow-tailed Kite |
Morphnus guianensis |
Águila Moñuda |
Crested Eagle |
Harpia harpyja |
Águila Arpía |
Harpy Eagle |
Spizaetus tyrannus |
Águila Iguanera |
Black Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus melanoleucus |
Águila Enmascarada |
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus ornatus |
Águila Coronada |
Ornate Hawk-Eagle |
Spizaetus isidori |
Águila Crestada |
Black-and-chestnut Eagle |
Busarellus nigricollis |
Gavilán Cienaguero |
Black-collared Hawk |
Helicolestes hamatus |
Caracolero Negro |
Slender-billed Kite |
Harpagus bidentatus |
Gavilán Lagartero |
Double-toothed Kite |
Ictinia mississippiensis |
Aguililla del Misisipí |
Mississippi Kite |
Ictinia plumbea |
Aguililla Plomiza |
Plumbeous Kite |
Circus cyaneus |
Aguilucho Pálido |
Northern Harrier |
Circus cinereus |
Aguilucho Cenizo |
Cinereous Harrier |
Circus buffoni |
Aguilucho Negro |
Long-winged Harrier |
Accipiter poliogaster |
Azor Selvatico |
Gray-bellied Hawk |
Accipiter superciliosus |
Azor Diminuto |
Tiny Hawk |
Accipiter collaris |
Azor Collarejo |
Semicollared Hawk |
Accipiter striatus |
Azor Cordillerano |
Sharp shinned Hawk |
Accipiter cooperii |
Azor de Cooper |
Cooper’s Hawk |
Accipiter bicolor |
Azor Bicolor |
Bicolored Hawk |
Geranospiza caerulescens |
Aguililla Zancona |
Crane Hawk |
Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea |
Gavilán Pizarra |
Plumbeous Hawk |
Buteogallus schistaceus |
Gavilán Patirrojo |
Slate-colored Hawk |
Buteogallus anthracinus |
Cangrejero Negro |
Common Black Hawk |
Buteogallus meridionalis |
Gavilán Sabanero |
Savanna Hawk |
Buteogallus urubitinga |
Cangrejero Grande |
Great Black Hawk |
Buteogallus solitarius |
Águila Solitaria |
Solitary Eagle |
Morphnarchus princeps |
Gavilán Príncipe |
Barred Hawk |
Parabuteo unicinctus |
Gavilán Rabiblanco |
Harris’s Hawk |
Parabuteo leucorrhous |
Gavilán Negro |
White-rumped Hawk |
Geranoaetus albicaudatus |
Gavilán Coliblanco |
White-tailed Hawk |
Geranoaetus polyosoma |
Gavilán Variable |
Variable Hawk |
Geranoaetus melanoleucus |
Águila Paramuna |
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle |
Pseudastur albicollis |
Gavilán Blanco |
White Hawk |
Pseudastur occidentalis |
Gavilán Espaldigris |
Gray-backed Hawk |
Leucopternis semiplumbeus |
Gavilán Gris |
Semiplumbeous Hawk |
Leucopternis melanops |
Gavilán Carinegro |
Black-faced Hawk |
Buteo nitidus |
Gavilán Saraviado |
Gray-lined Hawk |
Buteo albigula |
Gavilán Gorgiblanco |
White-throated Hawk |
Buteo brachyurus |
Gavilán Rabicorto |
Short-tailed Hawk |
Buteo swainsoni |
Gavilán de Swainson |
Swainson’s Hawk |
Buteo albonotatus |
Gavilán Gallinazo |
Zone-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Gavilán Colirrojo |
Red-tailed Hawk |