Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)  
Genus: Rupornis (1 species, 1 worldwide)



Roadside Hawk
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris magnirostris)
El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Roadside Hawk
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris magnirostris)
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small to medium-sized hawk, and usually the most common hawk. rufous in wing seen during flight is distinctive.
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