White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)

Identification & Behavior: ~36.5 cm (14.3 in). The White Hawk is mostly white with dark gray back with white scaling. The top of the head and back of the neck may have some dusky streaks. The bill is black, the cere and lores are gray, and the legs are yellow. The tail is black with a broad white terminal band. It is similar to Black-faced Hawk and White-browed Hawk but is distinguished by having gray cere, and a black tail with a broad white terminal band.

Status: The White Hawk is uncommon to rare generally along Amazonian forest adjacent to the foothill of the Andes. It ranges up to 1500 m along the foothill of the Andes. An apparently disjunct population also occurs in northeast Loreto. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Gavilán Blanco.

Sub-species: White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis albicollis), Latham 1790.

Meaning of Name: Pseudastur: Gr. Pseudo= false and Astur= relating to gender Astur. albicollis: L. albus= white and collis, collum= the neck, neck.

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