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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. Accipiter poliogaster,Fazenda Sao Nicolau,Grey-bellied Goshawk,Grey-bellied hawk,Mato Grosso,Rio Juruena Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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.

    comments (2)

  1. Wow, wow, wow!
    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
    1. Thanks Thibaud, we were just hanging around in hope and it flew in for about 5 minutes, very fortunate! Another visitor to an extended canopy Brazil-nut tree. Posted 2 years ago

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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.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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Uploaded Nov 7, 2022. Captured Aug 8, 2022 12:11.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO1250
  • 400mm