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It is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long. It is medium slate-grey in color, with contrasting bright white horizontal banding on its tail feathers. It has a medium-white breast with vertical black markings. It has a large orange cere at the base of its beak, and large yellow eyes.
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When to see the Slate-colored Hawk
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Slate-colored Hawk
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Slate-colored Hawk
The slate-colored hawk is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae: the hawks, eagles, and allies. It is found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and French Guiana.
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Easily confused with
Cuban Black HawkButeogallus gundlachiiThe species has an average body length of 53 cm (21 in).
Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusThe adult solitary eagle is uniformly dark gray, often appearing black, with white markings on the tail.
Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisThe rufous crab hawk is 42.5 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in overall length with a 90 to 106 cm (35 to 42 in) wingspan.
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