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Bicolored Hawk

Astur bicolor

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 18, February 10, March 14, April 20, May 10, June 6, July 10, August 8, September 17, October 35, November 14, December 8.
Argentina170
Buenos Aires115
Brazil112
Costa Rica96
Ecuador59
Mexico55
Panama33
Provincia Cartago31
Colombia30
Uruguay30

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusTrue Goshawks and Allies · Astur

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Bicolored Hawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.