Grey-bellied Hawk
Seen perched on a brazil-nut tree on the edge of the Juruena river. A rare, unobtrusive, and robust forest hawk. Dark above and pale below with gleaming white underwings. Adults of both sexes have a bright yellow bill. Males are gray-faced and females black-faced. Juveniles resemble a miniature Ornate Hawk-Eagle with an orange nape and breast, but are smaller and have bare thighs. Usually found in extensive forests, but occasionally at forest edges and in non-forested areas.
The grey-bellied hawk or grey-bellied goshawk is a fairly large and rare species of forest-dwelling South American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
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Terrific find, that's a harder bird to see, by far, than a Harpy eagle, or almost any other South American raptor! Posted 2 years ago