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09-AUG-2007 Roger Staples

Short tailed Hawk

Thanks to Rasmus for correcting the ID of this bird. It was initially identified as a White browed Hawk.

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Rasmus Boegh 15-Mar-2008 10:42
I'd add that no wonder the White-browed Hawk often is confused, as some pretty bad illustrations of this species exists in several books, and it is generally infrequently seen. I might add that this exact species pair sometimes cause confusion even among people knowing the latter relatively well; see e.g this tread, where Fabio Raposo, one of the most knowledgeable ornithologists in Brazil, got it wrong (again you'd need to add www. first):

birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=69956
Rasmus Boegh 15-Mar-2008 10:28
Nice photo, but this is a juv. pale morph Short-tailed Hawk. The White-browed Hawk is superficially similar, although the colours of the bare parts are strikingly different. Here's a photo a White-browed for comparison (as I'm not logged in I can't post full URL's; add the usual www before the below address):

tropicalbirding.com/tripReports/TR_Pant-Amaz-Oct2006/wbhawk.jpg