What is a white hawk?
White Hawk is a neotropic bird that lives almost exclusively in Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. There are four subspecies of white hawk. These subspecies are distinguished in places of birds and small differences in their color. The scientific name for SuperSpecies White Hawk is leucopternis albicollis .
The four white hawk subspecies are leucopternis albicollis ghiesbreth , found primarily in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala; leucopternis albicollis Williamiminae found mainly in Venezuela and Columbia; leucopternis albicollis Costaricensis , found mainly in Columbia, Honduras and Panama; and leucopternis albicollis albicollis , found in parts of Columbia, Ecuador, French Guaya, Venezuela, Peru, Trinidad and Bolivia. White Hawks are considered common wherever they are located with the exception of Salvador, where they are considered endangered.
White Hawks measures between 17-22 inches (43-56 cm). They have on the wide wings of whiteIt lies bodies and black characters. Depending on the subspecies, their wings and tails may be almost completely black or just have small black marks near the bottom of primary feathers. Southern species tend to have more black color than northern. All kinds have a call of whistling.
Forest bird, white hawk lives in hilly lowlands or foothills, prefers wet areas near water formations or jungles. He spends most of his time set on the edges of tree lines and often seems lethargically. When it is in the air, it usually flies over the forests and avoids open areas. It is assumed that this hawk is non -migrant.
White Hawks mainly hunt small reptiles such as snakes and lizards, but they will eat almost any small animal, consume mammals, amphibians, birds and insects. Unlike the Multi -Lords of Prey, White Hawks will not capture their prey in flight. They wait instead of the branch and then quickly slide to the groundto capture food. It is also known that White Hawks are watching Capuchin monkeys because the monkeys will wash out snakes with a passage.
Generally about 65 feet (20 m) above the forest floor, the nests of white hawk are made of bars and leaves. The female lays only one egg that hatches after 34-36 days. Only a woman incubate eggs, but as soon as they hatch, both parents feed young. Young people can fly at any time between 65 and 88 days after hatching. Studies suggest that a young hawk may be dependent on parents for at least a year, but there is a limited research of this behavior.