Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) - HBW 2, p. 174
French: Buse à tête blanche
German: Fischbussard
Spanish: Busardo Colorado
Other common names: Collared Fishing Hawk/Buzzard, Chestnut Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco nigricollis Latham, 1790, Cayenne.
Allied to Buteogallus and Parabuteo. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigricollis (Latham, 1790) - C Mexico (Sinaloa and Veracruz) S through Central America to Amazonia, W to E Ecuador and E Peru, E to the Guianas and Trinidad, and S through E Bolivia to S Brazil.
- leucocephalus (Viellot, 1816) - Paraguay, Uruguay and N Argentina (S to Salta, Santa Fe and Corrientes).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in a wetland, eating a prey Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp nigricollis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 5 years ago 38 sec 4.7 -
A juvenile performing long calls from a tree. Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp nigricollis)
Alex García · Videoaves 15 March 2008 3 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A juvenile giving short calls on a branch. Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp nigricollis)
Alex García · Videoaves 15 March 2008 3 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
An adult in a wetland, showing the prey, a snake Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp nigricollis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 5 years ago 44 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of an adult Locality Pantanal, Brazil (ssp nigricollis)
Max Roth 30 April 2002 6 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
An adult in a wetland performing short fligths in search of prey, finally catching one Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp nigricollis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 4.2
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Hunting / Hovering
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
oleicfrisbee 14 June 2009 1 year ago 4.5 -
One individual perched with a snake in the left leg
Locality Hacienda La Zuliana, Campo Boscán, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 30 May 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp nigricollis)
Nick Athanas 7 October 2006 3 years ago 4.3 -
A bird before catching a Caribe (Piranha).
Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Lutz Dürselen 13 February 2011 36 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird on a wetland.
Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp nigricollis)
Joe Tobias 4 September 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A bird perching on the branch
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 12 August 2010 12 weeks ago 4
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calls Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
(ssp nigricollis)
Jeremy Minns 14 January 2000 2 years ago 0
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