Peregrine falcon, Tatama National Park, Colombia

I know it's a horrible photo, it's the only one I have of this bird. You're going to have to take my word for it that this is a semiplumbeous hawk, confirmed by 3 guides. You can see its white underparts when looking closely.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Hi Ferdy. I have to say, I'm really not convinced by what these 3 guides told you. Semiplumbeous is uniformly white below and uniformly gray above. Plus it's a hunter of the forest interior, with short rounded wings, and unlikely to be seen high in the sky.
In your photo, I see long, pointed wings, gray underparts, a contrasting white throat and a bold black mask with a "teardrop" extension. To me, that's a Peregrine falcon. Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Your claims check out, as far as I can judge. I did find this observation:
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1252557
  
  Where "uniformly white below" barely shows, could be due to the shadow perhaps.
  
  Still, checking lots of observations I'm easily convinced Peregrine falcon is the better choice. Thanks for the correction! Posted one year ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    If you go back to look for the hawk, I'll come along, I have yet to see it, plus Tatama has been on my wishlist for a long time :) Posted one year ago, modified one year ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Well, what is stopping you :) Posted one year ago
    2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
        
        Lion
        
        17 other places I want to go hehe Posted one year ago

The Peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon, also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head.

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras

Species identified by Ferdy Christant