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than the narrower male wings. And the male call is a much higher tone than the more base tone of the female.
Though this species primarily hunts for prey, which includes armadillo, lizards, snakes on the ground, it also
hunts in trees for animals like marmosets. These it captures in free fall flight or straight flight. Their reproductive
period starts in April with the cleaning and construction of the nest and the chicks hatch in August. Two
eggs, and the older chick kills its younger sibling.
Buteo brachyurus brachyurus (Vieillot, 1816)
Short-tailed Hawk
Similar enough as to sometimes be mistaken for B. albicaudatus, it can be differentiated by its smaller size and
short, barred tail. The bird is not common in the Caatinga and sightings of it are rare. Also like the white-tailed
hawk, it passes periods of being black.
Rupornis magnirostris nattareri (Sclater & Salvin, 1869)
Roadside Hawk
This is the most common hawk species in Bahia and is well adapted to the Caatinga though it also adapts well
to suburban and urban environments such as Jeremoabo. It has a wide color variation of plumage that goes
from light brown to dark gray. Eye coloring also varies from being yellow or orange. The nest is in the form
of a bowl and made of twigs. The chick’s first feathering is cream colored. The species is causing problems in
outlying parts of Salvador because the birds attack people who pass too close to their nests. Measurements:
Total length 340mm, wing.158mm, tail 144mm, tarsus 61mm, beak 27mm, weight 250g
Buteogallus meridionalis meridionalis (Latham, 1790)
Savanna Hawk
This large hawk lives in open areas where it hunts for prey that consists of insects, snakes, lizards, iguanas,
etc.. It is commonly seen hunting at ground level. The breast and abdomens of juveniles are yellow cut by
black stripes. When flying, its long wings and burdened flight are characteristics by which to identify the species.
Geranospiza caerulescens gracilis (Temminick, 1821)
Crane Hawk
This hawk has a long, bluish-gray tail and long legs which are the perfect tool to seek out food in the cavities of
bromeliads. We have seen the Yellow-headed caracara (Milvalgo chimachima) steel a frog that had just been
caught by a G. caerulescens. It occurs in diverse places within the Caatinga but is not abundant.