Birds of Brazil

    ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)  
Genus: Accipiter (2 species, 9 worldwide)

Genus Accipiter are hawks with short wings and long tails, and are suited best for hunting in the forest. Immatures often have vertically running spots in front.


Rufous-thighed Hawk
Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius)
Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Dario Sanches     Copyright and usage info

Rufous-thighed Hawk
Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  This unbarred bird also does not show rufous thighs.
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

A non-migratory version (one of three) of the Sharp-shinned Hawk, and often considered the same species.

Grey-bellied Hawk
Grey-bellied Hawk (Accipiter poliogaster) Near Threatened
Iporanga, SP, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

A medium sized hawk. Immature mimics Ornate Hawk-Eagle in coloration and horizontal barring and colored chest, but without the crest, and with bare legs.


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