Attractive chunky hawk of marshes and wetlands. Usually seen perched quietly near water, waiting to swoop down and snatch fish or frogs. Adult is distinctive, with mostly orange plumage and a whitish head (black collar is often hard to see). Immature is brownish overall, duller than the adult, but with a similar pattern.
- Conservation Status : Critically Endangered
- Habitat : Tropical rainforests
- Class: Aves
- Order: Accipitriformes
- Family: Accipitridae
- Genus: Busarellus
Diet
Fish, Lizards, Snails, Rodents, Fish, Lizards, Snails, Rodents
Colors
The Black-collared Hawk is named for the wide, dark "collar" at the base of its throat. It has a streaked, off-white head, and beautiful rusty-chestnut feathers speckled with black on much of its body. It has dark eyes and a dark beak and its lower legs are featherless and pale gray.
Fun Facts
Note rather pale, dull pinkish legs and feet (yellow or orange on most other hawks). In flight looks very broad winged and short tailed.
Map
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