BIRDS
Falcons, Hawks and Eagles in Brazil
The Falconiforme is formed by three families: Accipitridae, Pandionidae and Falconidae, which species are popular known as Hawks, Eagles and Falcons, or also bird of prey.
Latin America is the richest are of birds of prey in th world.
One of the ways of distinguishing these birds is by the way of their flight. The Accipitridae have rounded wings and commonly hover on the air, and the Falconidae have narrower wings and fly ahead, penetrating more easily in the forest.
The birds of prey feed of insects as grasshoppers, bugs, wasps. They also eat reptiles, amphibious and rodents and also one that is specialized in crabs (Rosthramus sociabilis). Some bigger species feed of medium mammals as monkeys and sloths, they are Spizetus tyrannus and Harpia hapyja.
They normally have their nests in places that are of difficult access, as the high trees, where they make small wood nests.
Examining literature (SICK, 1999; SCHAUENSEE, 1970) we have rising 59 species in Brazil, as it follows bellow in the same order of SCHAUENSEE, and some of them are threatened of extinction as Harpia harpija e Leocopternis polionota.Accipitridae
White-tailed kite; Elanus leucurus; Gavião Peneira
Pearl kite; Gampsonyx swainsonii; Gaviãozinho
Swallow-tailed kite; Elanoides forficatus; Gavião Tesoura
Gray-headed kite; Leptodon cayanensis; Gavião de Cabeça Cinza
Hook-billed kite; Chondrohierax uncinatus; Gavião Caracoleiro
Rufous-thighed kite; Harpagus diodon; Gavião Bombachinha
Double-toothed kite; Harpagus bidentatus; Gavião-Ripina
Mississippi kite; Ictinia mississippiensis; Gavião do Mississipi
Plumbeous kite; Ictinia plumbea; Gavião-sauveiro
Everglade kite; Rostrhamus sociabilis; Gavião-caramujeiro
Slender-billed kite; Helicolestes hamatus
Bicolored hawk; Accipiter bicolor; Gavião-bombacha
Tiny hawk; Accipiter superciliosus; Gavião-miudinho
Gray-bellied hawk; Accipiter poliogaster; Tauató
Sharp-shinned hawk; Accipiter striatus; Gavião-miúdo
Black-chested buzzard-eagle; Geranoaetus melanoleucus; Águia Chilena
White-tailed hawk; Buteo albicaudatus; Gavião-de-cauda-branca
Zone-tailed hawk; Buteo albonotatus; Gavião-caçador
Swainsin's hawk; Buteo swainsoni; Gavião-papa-gafanhoto
Broad-winged hawk; Buteo platypterus; Gavião-de-asa-larga
Roadside hawk; Rupornis (ex.buteo) magnirostris; Gavião-carijó
White-rumped hawk; Buteo leucorrhous; Gavião-de-rabadilha-branca
Short-tailed hawk; Buteo brachyurus; Gavião-de-cauda-curta
Gray hawk; Asturina(ex.buteo) nitida; Gavião-perdês
Bay-winged hawk; Parabuteo unicinctus; Gavião-asa-de-telha
White hawk; Leucopternis albicollis; Gavião-branco
Mantled hawk; Leucopternis polionota; Gavião-pombo-grande
White-necked hawk; Leucopternis lacernulata; Gavião-pombo-pequeno
Black-faced hawk; Leucopternis melanops; Gavião-de-cara-preta
White-browed hawk; Leucopternis kuhli; Gavião-de-sobrancelha
Slate-colored hawk; Leucopternis schistacea; Gavião-azul
Black-collared hawk; Busarellus nigricollis; Gavião-belo
Savanna hawk; Heterospizias meridionalis; Gavião-caboclo
Rufous crab-hawk; Buteogallus aequinoctialis; Gavião-caranguejeiro
Great black hawk; Buteogallus urubitinga; Gavião-preto
Crowned eagle; Harpyhaliaetus coronatus; Águia-cinzenta
Crested eagle; Morphnus guianensis; Gavião-de-penacho
Harpy eagle; Harpia harpyja; Gavião-real
Black-and-white hawk-eagle; Spizastur melanoleucus; Gavião-pato
Ornate hawk-eagle; Spizaetus ornatus; Apacanim
Black hawk-eagle; Spizaetus tyrannus; Gavião-pega-macaco
Cinereous harrier; Circus cinereus; Gavião-cinzento
Crane hawk; Geranospiza caerulescens; Gavião-pernilongoPandionidae
Osprey; Pandion haliaetus; Águia-pescadoraFalconidae
Laughing falcon; Herpetotheres cachinnans; Acauã
Collared Forest-falcon; Micrastur semitorquatus; Falcão-relógio
Slaty-backed forest-falcon; Micrastur mirandollei; Falcão-mateiro-cinza
Barred Forest-falcon; Micrastur ruficollis; Falcão-caburé
Black caracara; Daptrius ater; Cancão-de-anta
Red-throated caracara; Daptrius americanus; Cancão-grande
Yellow-headed caracara; Milvago chimachima; Carrapateiro
Chimango caracara; Milvago chimango; Chimango
Crested caracara; Polyborus plancus; Caracará
Peregrine falcon; Falco peregrinus; Falcão-peregrino
Orange-breasted falcon; Falco deiroleucus; Falcão-de-peito-laranja
Bat falcon; Falco rufigularis; Cauré
Aplomado falcon; Falco femoralis; Falcão-de-coleira
American kestrel; Falco sparverius; QuiriquiriConsulted bibliography
SCHAUENSEE, RODOLPHE MEYER DE . A guide to the birds of South America. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1970.
DUNNING, J. S. 1987. South American Birds: A photographic aid to identification. Newtown Square: Harrowood Books.
SICK, H. 1997. Ornitologia Brasileira. Edição revista e ampliada por J. F. Pacheco. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. Nova Fronteira.
SOUZA, Deodato. Todas as aves do Brasil. Editora DALL. 1998.Sites
Birds of Prey Foundation
Canadian Peregrine Foundation (live web cams in nests)
Cape May Hawkwatch
Chicago Peregrine Release and Restoration Project
Conservation Biology in Practice
Falcon Research Group
Flight to Freedom Rehabilitation Resource for Raptors, Inc
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Hanging Rock Tower
Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Hawks Aloft
Hudson Valley Raptor Center
Kodak Film Peregrine Nest Cam
Louisville Zoo
National Birds of Prey Centre
Nature Conservancy's Wings of the Americas
Northwest Raptor Protection Group
Peregrine Fund
Philippine Eagle Foundation
Raptor Center @ University of Minnesota
Raptor Information System
Raptor Recovery of Nebraska
Raptor Research Foundation
Raptor Resource Project
Raptors of Southern Queensland
Rocky Mountain Raptor Center
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
Save Our Canyons
Seattle Peregrine Project
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
Texas Hawk Watches
The Access Fund
The Canadian Peregrine Foundation
The Peregrine Fund
The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
