Grey-backed Hawk
Pseudastur occidentalis (Salvin, 1876)
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Grey-backed Hawk, Pseudastur occidentalis, is a hawk of western Ecuador and north-west Peru in South America. It is a local bird of moist forest, including semi-deciduous and evergreen woodland, cloudforest and secondary growth, and it is often associated with steep ravines. Adults show a grey and white streaked head, nape and mantle, blackish grey upperparts, and a mostly white tail with a broad dark band near the tip. The species is sedentary and breeds in the rainy season, with display flights recorded.
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Breeding range
- South America: w Ecuador and nw Peru
