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WoodlandPlatform nestLarge · 806 g
What the Ayres's Hawk-Eagle sounds like
ID tip
The adult male has blackish upper parts that are mottled with white and usually has a white forehead and supercilium. The upper-wing coverts are similar. The tail is ashy grey with a broad black tip and three to four narrower dark bars. Primary feathers and secondary feathers are black. The underparts are white, with heavy dark brown spots and blotches on the breast and belly, becoming sparser on the thighs and vent. The legs are well-feathered and pure white.
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When to see the Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
The map shades 24 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea-Bissau.
About the Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Ayres's hawk-eagle, or Ayres' eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is native to African woodlands. Its name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.
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Easily confused with
Pygmy EagleHieraaetus weiskeiThe pygmy eagle shares many characteristics with its counterpart the little eagle.
Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoidesThe little eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb), roughly the size of a peregrine falcon.
Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiWahlberg's eagle is a medium-sized raptor, and the sexes are similar.
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