Rufous crab hawk
| Rufous crab hawk | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteogallus |
| Species: | B. aequinoctialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Buteogallus aequinoctialis (Gmelin, 1788) | |
The rufous crab hawk or rufous crab-hawk, (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae
It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Description
It is dark brown with a rufous belly and yellow feet.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Buteogallus aequinoctialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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