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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago 31 sec 3.5 -
Adult bird flying away from perch. Locality Carli Bay, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 September 2011 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 3 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 1 year ago 3 -
Adult bird.
Locality Carli Bay, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 September 2011 1 year ago 2.9 -
Adult bird in bare tree.
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 27 September 2011 1 year ago 2.7 -
Adult bird on bare tree.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 10 September 2011 1 year ago 2.6 -
Adult bird on bare tree.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 10 September 2011 1 year 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 3 years ago 3
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