Grey-bellied hawk

Grey-bellied hawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: A. poliogaster
Binomial name
Accipiter poliogaster
(Temminck, 1824)
Location where the Grey-bellied Hawk can be found (South America only)

The grey-bellied hawk or grey-bellied goshawk (Accipiter poliogaster) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.

Description

It is black with a pale grey belly, orange eyes and yellow feet. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Accipiter poliogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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