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Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 121, February 90, March 127, April 172, May 159, June 193, July 231, August 217, September 156, October 150, November 101, December 101.
Brazil1,818
Argentina1,084
Colombia505
Mato Grosso422
Buenos Aires346
Santa Fe301
Minas Gerais268
Panama251
Mato Grosso do Sul201
Corrientes180

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
GenusBlack Hawks and Allies · Buteogallus

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