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White Hawk

Pseudastur albicollis

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 Costa Rica.January 31, February 34, March 32, April 13, May 7, June 13, July 14, August 20, September 4, October 15, November 12, December 26.
Costa Rica221
Mexico137
Panama125
Provincia Alajuela119
Chiapas74
Provincia Puntarenas55
Brazil34
Oaxaca26
Provincia de Coclé26
Provincia de Panamá24

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
GenusWhite Hawks And Allies · Pseudastur

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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