Birds of Brazil

    ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)  
Genus: Pseudastur (2 species, 3 worldwide)


White Hawk
White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis albicollis)
Manaus, Brazil
  The dark-winged Amazon race.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Widespread. Different races have different amount of black on the wings.

Mantled Hawk
Mantled Hawk (Pseudastur polionotus) Near Threatened
Urubici, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  Note white tail and white tips to secondary wing feathers.
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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