Crane Hawk

When to see the Crane Hawk

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crane Hawk

The map shades 21 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 United States.

About the Crane Hawk

The crane hawk is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only species placed in the genus Geranospiza.

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Easily confused with

Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensisThe Himalayan vulture has dark brown greater covert feathers, tail and wing quills, but a pale buff uniform upperside and paler tipped inner secondaries; its legs are covered with buffy feathers and vary in colour from greenish grey to pale brown. White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesaThis slim and small hawk is easily identified by its white iris and the white throat and dark mesial stripe. Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusThe martial eagle is a very large eagle.