HAWKS, KITES, AND EAGLES   -   ACCIPITRIDAE   -   PART I

White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus leucurus 20 km south of Calabozo, Guárico state, Venezuela. (D3)

Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii leonae Georgetown Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana. (D3)

Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus Tandayapa Pass, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Male. A scarce species in Ecuador; this has always been one of the most reliable sites for it. (D3)

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. They also eat crabs. (S6)

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. (S6)

Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamatus Finca Vuelta Larga, Guaraunos, Sucre state, Venezuela. (D3)

Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Mirador Rio Blanco, San Miguel de Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador. (S6)		Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. (D3)

Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. (D3)

Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus fontanieri Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador. (D1)		Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus superciliosus Río Barragán, Barinas state, Venezuela. (D3)

Semicollared Hawk Accipiter collaris San Isidro quarry trail, Barinas state, Venezuela. An extreme long-distance shot at 180x of a rare bird, especially so in Venezuela, where, according to Hilty, it is known only from two specimens and two sight records. (D3)

Sharp-shinned (Plain-breasted) Hawk Accipiter striatus ventralis Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha province, Ecuador. (D3)

Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor bicolor El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena department, Colombia. A widespread but very scarce hawk inhabiting forested areas from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego. (D6)

Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor bicolor Gareno Lodge, Napo province, Ecuador. A white-breasted morph. There was also a juvenile with it, see Sam Woods's photo here. (S4)

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens flexipes Santa Tereza (Pantanal Wildlife Center), Mato Grosso state, Brazil. This widespread species is quite variable over its range. This banded race is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. Compare it with one of the dark races show below. (S6)

Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens nigra(?) Parque Metropolitana, Panama City, Panama. (S2)

Plumbeous Hawk Leucopternis plumbeus Mangaloma reserve, Pichincha province, Ecuador. An uncommon forest raptor mainly found in the Chocó region of W Colombia and W Ecuador. It also occurs in Panama, and there are unconfirmed reports from NW Peru. (S6)

Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus Sacha Lodge, Orellana province, Ecuador. (D3)

Barred Hawk Leucopternis princeps Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador. (S5)

Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops San Miguel de Betania, Bolívar state, Venezuela. (D3)		White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (D3)

Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus La Selva OTS, Heredia province, Costa Rica. (D2)		White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis ghiesbreghti About 40 km east of Lagos de Montebello, Chiapas state, Mexico. The northern races are more pure white than the ones in South America. (S5)

White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis albicollis Rio Nangaritza Valley, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador.. Drying its wings out after a rainy night. (S6)

Gray-backed Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador. An endangered species restricted to western Ecuador and far northwestern Peru. (S5)

Mantled Hawk Leucopternis polionotus Urubici, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. A handsome hawk endemic to the Atlantic Forest region. Note the all white tail and the white tips to the secondaries. (D4)