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Rufous Crab Hawk
Gerry van Tonder, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Birds of prey & vultures

Rufous Crab Hawk

Buteogallus aequinoctialis (Gmelin, 1788)

NT Near ThreatenedOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishRufous Crab Hawk
DutchKrabbenbuizerd
SpanishBusardo negro del Atlántico
Chinese棕鸡𫛭
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameButeogallus aequinoctialis (Gmelin, 1788)

About this species

The rufous crab hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) or rufous crab-hawk, is a Near Threatened species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found on Trinidad and along the South American coastline from eastern Venezuela to southern Brazil.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusButeogallus

In Suriname

1,318Records in Suriname
43iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne423
  • Paramaribo416
  • Nickerie108
  • Coronie67
  • Saramacca10
  • Marowijne6
  • Sipaliwini5
  • Para4
  • Wanica3
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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