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.