Tag: Savanna Hawk

ECOLOGY AND BREEDING HABITS OF THE SAVANNA HAWKIN THE LLANOS OF VENEZUELA

Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) Science Article 1 abstract The ecology of the Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) was studied in the palm-savannas of Venezuela in 1978-1980. Pairs produced only one egg per clutch, no more than one young per calendar year, and had eggs or young in nests from February to December, coinciding largely with the […]

Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteogallus meridionalis | [authority] Latham, 1790 | [UK] Savanna Hawk | [FR] Buse roussatre | [DE] Savannenbussard | [ES] Busardo Sabanero | [NL] Savanne-buizerd Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Buteogallus are small to quite large hawks. Their wings are short to medium in length; broad […]