Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Rufous Crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) - HBW 2, p. 173
French: Buse buson
German: Rotbauchbussard
Spanish: Busardo negro del Atlántico
Other common names: Aequinoctial Crab-hawk, Rufous Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco aequinoctialis Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Genus allied to Harpyhaliaetus. Someimes associated with B. anthracinus superspecies, but apparently more distantly related. Monotypic.
Distribution: Orinoco Delta in E Venezuela along coast to Paraná, S Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched bird in a dead mangrove tree, looking out for crabs. Locality Suri Village, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 11 February 2011 43 weeks ago 29 sec 3.9 -
A perched pair in a dead mangrove tree. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 25 weeks ago 33 sec 3.5 -
A bird wiping it's bill and defecating while perched in a dead mangrove tree. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 25 weeks ago 31 sec 3.5 -
Adult bird flying away from perch. Locality Carli Bay, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 September 2011 34 weeks ago 12 sec 3.5 -
A bird spreading it's wings in a dead tree. Locality Suri Village, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 11 February 2011 43 weeks ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A bird looking around from it's perch in a dead tree. Locality Suri Village, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 11 February 2011 43 weeks ago 27 sec 3.3
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An immature bird eating something in the mud.
Locality Kourou, French Guiana
Hervé MICHEL 2 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
This juvenile was seen on a dead tree just before the beach and then flew about 100 feet further inland to this perch. Possibly
Locality Carli Bay, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Sanjiv Parasram 18 September 2011 35 weeks ago 3 -
Adult bird.
Locality Carli Bay, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 September 2011 32 weeks ago 2.9 -
Adult bird in bare tree.
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 September 2011 34 weeks ago 2.7 -
Adult bird on bare tree.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 10 September 2011 36 weeks ago 2.6 -
Adult bird on bare tree.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 10 September 2011 36 weeks ago 2.4
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Calls from a perched bird. Locality Caño Ajies, Turuepano National Park, Sucre State, Venezuela
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 1 March 2008 2 years ago 3
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