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Chilean Hawk

Astur chilensis

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 Chile.January 9, February 24, March 21, April 18, May 12, June 14, July 7, August 9, September 6, October 5, November 6, December 2.
Chile133
Argentina82
Región de Los Lagos32
Neuquén27
Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena18
Región de Valparaíso17
Región Metropolitana de Santiago17
Región de Aysén del Gral.Ibañez del Campo13
Región de Los Ríos11
Tierra del Fuego11

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
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

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

Sources

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