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Crane Hawk

Geranospiza caerulescens

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 53, February 71, March 65, April 60, May 86, June 44, July 19, August 24, September 20, October 37, November 42, December 43.
Mexico564
Brazil367
United States201
Texas201
Yucatan129
Argentina118
Mato Grosso110
Costa Rica108
Panama106
Ecuador85

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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
GenusGeranospiza

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