Black-collared Hawk

Busarellus nigricollis (Latham, 1790)

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis, occurs in Middle and South America from c Mexico to n Argentina. It is a hawk of moist lowland forest and swampy country, and also uses swamps. The adult has a pale head with buff tones and dark streaking on the crown, a bright cinnamon-rufous body, and a black crescent across the upper breast. Its back shows scattered dark shaft marks, while the wings and tail are black with rufous at the tail base. Immatures are similar but more heavily marked with black.

Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Breeding range: Middle America, South America: c Mexico to n Argentina