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Bicolored Hawk

Astur bicolor

Bicolored Hawk (Astur bicolor) — Birds of Prey of Central America & Caribbean.

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Found across 14 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

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Birds of ArgentinaBirds of BrazilBirds of ColombiaBirds of Costa RicaBirds of EcuadorBirds of MexicoBirds of Peru
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Hawks, Eagles & Kites of ArgentinaHawks, Eagles & Kites of BrazilHawks, Eagles & Kites of ColombiaHawks, Eagles & Kites of Costa RicaHawks, Eagles & Kites of EcuadorHawks, Eagles & Kites of MexicoHawks, Eagles & Kites of Peru
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The Bicolored Hawk (Astur bicolor) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Accipitriformes
  3. Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
  4. Genus Astur
  5. Species bicolor

Where it lives

Southern Mexico to northern Argentina

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Bicolored Hawk (Astur bicolor) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Central America & Caribbean, South America — s Mexico to n Argentina.

Conservation

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