Great Black Hawk
A species of Black Hawks and Allies Scientific name : Buteogallus urubitinga Genus : Black Hawks and Allies
Great Black Hawk, A species of Black Hawks and Allies
Botanical name: Buteogallus urubitinga
Genus: Black Hawks and Allies
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Description
The adult great black hawk is 56 to 64 centimetres (22 to 25 in) long and weighs 1.1 kilograms (2 lb 7 oz). It resembles the common black hawk, but is larger with a different call and tail pattern. It has very broad wings, and is mainly black. The short tail is white with a broad black tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. The sexes are similar, but immature birds are dark brown above with spotting and streaks. Their underparts are buff with dark spots, and the tail has a number of black and dusky bars. The call of great black hawk is a distinctive piping ooo-wheeeeee. 
Size
64 cm
Life Expectancy
30 years
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Great Black Hawk consumes a varied diet including amphibians, small mammals, reptiles, other birds, and insects. They also scavenge carrion such as dead caymans and snakes. Their feeding behavior is adaptable, targeting shellfish and crabs along beaches, and they'll exploit human-altered environments. They occasionally consume eggs, exhibiting opportunistic feeding habits.
Habitat
A variety of forests and wet open fields, along rivers and oxbows in humid lowland forest, Peruvian Amazon along rivers and streams, lowlands
Dite type
Carnivorous
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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