Slate-colored Hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus)
About the Slate-colored Hawk
The slate-colored hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae: the hawks, eagles, and allies. It is found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and French Guiana. It is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long. It is medium slate-grey in color, with contrasting bright white horizontal banding on its tail feathers. It has a medium-white breast with vertical black markings. It has a large orange cere at the base of its beak, and large yellow eyes. The slate-colored hawk inhabits most of the Amazon rainforest, primarily in várzea and especially in areas near water like rivers, swamps or mangrove. It hunts for frogs, snakes, small mammals, crabs and other small animals, often at the water edges.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 63 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinusrecording
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingarecording
- Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.