Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Bicolored Hawk

Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Bicoloured Hawk, Bicolored Sparrowhawk, Spotted Hawk, Bicoloured Sparrow Hawk
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Orosi Valley, Cartago Province, Costa Rica - Aug 2, 2009 © Elidier Vargas 
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Range

Central America to w. and se. South America;
(1) Sw. Mexico n. of Yucatan in Oaxaca, Veracruz and s. Tamaulipas.
(2) S. Mexico from Yucatan Peninsula s. through Guatemala (Peten) to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, n. Brazil, w. and e. Ecuador, e. and nw. Peru (Lambayeque) and s. and e. Bolivia.
(3) S. Brazil s. of Amazon in s. Maranhao, Ceara, Bahia (Chapada Diamantina, Lencois and Monte Pascoal) Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul s. to ne. Argentina (Misiones).
(4) W. Brazil (w. Mato Grosso), s. Bolivia, Paraguay (Chaco) and n. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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