Crane Hawk

Geranospiza caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae and breeds from Mexico through Middle America into South America as far as Uruguay. It is the only member of Geranospiza. The species was described by Vieillot in 1817. It lives in tropical lowlands along forest edges and is almost always linked with water. Six subspecies are recognised, with forms ranging from northwest Mexico to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, northern Argentina and Uruguay.

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