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Mantled Hawk
Leucopternis polionotus (Kaup, 1847)
Leucopternis polionotus, the mantled hawk, is a medium-sized hawk endemic to Atlantic Forest fragments in eastern South America.
Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis Salvin, 1876
Leucopternis occidentalis, the grey-backed hawk, is a raptor found in western Ecuador and northern Peru that lives in various forest habitats.
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps P.L.Sclater, 1865
Leucopternis princeps, the barred hawk, is a large forest-dwelling hawk found in Central and South America.
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788)
Rupornis magnirostris, the roadside hawk, is a small Buteo hawk found widely across the Americas with a varied diet.
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
This is a detailed description of the white-bellied sea eagle, covering its appearance, habits, and distribution.
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800)
The African fish eagle is a large bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa that feeds mainly on fish.
Madagascar Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vociferoides Des Murs, 1845
Haliaeetus vociferoides, the Madagascar fish eagle, is an endemic sea eagle native to northwest Madagascar that sometimes displays polyandrous breeding.
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821)
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus, the grey-headed fish eagle, is a bulky fish-eating raptor found across lowland South and Southeast Asia.
Lesser Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga humilis (S.Muller & Schlegel, 1841)
The lesser fish eagle, Icthyophaga humilis, is a medium-sized Near Threatened bird of prey native to South and Southeast Asia.
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius (J.F.Miller, 1779)
Sagittarius serpentarius, the secretarybird, is a large terrestrial raptor endemic to open habitats across sub-Saharan Africa that hunts on foot.
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pandion haliaetus, the osprey, is a widely distributed fish-eating raptor with distinct physical and reproductive traits.
Red-legged Seriema
Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)
This is a description of the red-legged seriema Cariama cristata, covering its appearance, distribution, behavior and reproduction.
Black-legged Seriema
Chunga burmeisteri (Hartlaub, 1860)
Chunga burmeisteri, the black-legged seriema, is a large Neotropical ground bird found in dry open habitats of central South America.
Sunbittern
Eurypyga helias (Pallas, 1781)
Eurypyga helias (sunbittern) is a Neotropical bird with distinctive wing eyespots, found from Guatemala to Brazil.
Kagu
Rhynochetos jubatus J.Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
Rhynochetos jubatus, the kagu, is a nearly flightless endemic ground bird from New Caledonia with unique traits and clan-based social behavior.
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838)
Brachygalba lugubris, the brown jacamar, is a small bird found in disconnected regions of northern South America across a range of forest and savanna habitats.
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is an elegant brightly coloured insectivorous bird with identifiable subspecies and sex differences.
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790
Galbula albirostris (yellow-billed jacamar) has two subspecies with distinct physical traits and ranges across northern South America.
White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea von Spix, 1824
Galbula tombacea, the white-chinned jacamar, is a bird species with two recognized subspecies found in northern South America.
Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817
Galbula leucogastra, the bronzy jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct sexual plumage differences.
Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Galbula galbula, the green-tailed jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct sexually dimorphic plumage that occupies forest edges and open lowland habitats in northern South America.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar
Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849
Galbula cyanescens, the bluish-fronted jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct plumage and a restricted South American range.
Blue-cheeked Jacamar
Galbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851
Galbula cyanicollis, the blue-necked jacamar, is a small bird found across parts of northern South America in varied lowland forest habitats.
Coppery-chested Jacamar
Galbula pastazae Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885
The coppery-chested jacamar is a small understory bird, effectively endemic to Andean humid montane forest in Ecuador.
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