RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

 

1377                RED-SHOLUDERED HAWK                  Buteo lineatus

USA              29

The red-shouldered hawk is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.

CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE

(*   908)           CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE                  Nisaetus (cirrhatus) limnaeetus

NEPAL            138

Found in open sal and mixed broadleaf forest. 63-77 cm. Local resident, mainly in lowland protected areas.

CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

908                  CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE              Nisaetus cirrhatus

SINGAPORE               (53)

Found in primary and secondary forests, old plantations, secondary scrub, grasslands and occasionally urban areas. 61-75 cm. Much of Indian sub-continent, mainland Southeastern Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas, S Philippines.

SWAMP HARRIER

Photographed on Bruny Island, Tasmania, January 2015

489          SWAMP HARRIER               Circus approximans

Australia           (330)

Also known as Marsh Harrier and Small Swamp Hawk. 50-61 cm, wingspan 1.45 m. Range all across Australia, breeds in the southern states. Found in swamps and wetlands, tall grasslands, grain-crops, coasts, islands, heathlands, salt marsh, bracken, boredrains.

Juvenile or young immature, photographed Edithvale, Victoria, February 2017

Immature or sub-adult male, photographed Edithvale, Victoria, February 2017

SPOTTED HARRIER

Photographed in southern NSW

471       SPOTTED HARRIER             Circus assimilis

Australia             (313)

Also called Smoke Hawk. 50-61 cm; wingspan to 1.2 m. range all over mainland Australia. Found on grassy plains, crops and stubble fields, bluebush, saltbush, spinifex associations, scrublands, mallee, heathlands, open grassy woodlands.

Photographed at Werribee, February 2015

AFRICAN HARRIER HAWK

African Harrier Hawk, juvenile

366           AFRICAN HARRIER HAWK            Poyboroides typus

South Africa         (59)

Also known as Harrier Hawk or Gymnogene. 60-66 cm. Range most of Africa south of Sahara. An unusual trait is that it has double-jointed knees, this enables it to reach into holes and cracks in trees searching for prey. Found in woodlands, tree plantations and urban areas.

EASTERN OSPREY

Photographed at Palm Beach, Queensland, July 2014

207      EASTERN OSPREY          Pandion haliaetus

Australia       (207)

Also known as Fish Hawk. 50-65 cm, span to 1.7 m, female larger. Range all around coast of mainland except from Adelaide to NSW border. Found on coast, estuaries, bays and inlets, does venture inland.

NOTE: There were four recognised sub-species of Osprey around the world. This Australian sub-species, cristatus, has now been classified as its own species, Eastern Osprey (2016)

This and photograph below photographed at Lincoln National Park, South Australia March 2015

PEREGRINE FALCON

42           PEREGRINE FALCON             Falco peregrinus

Australia      (42)

Also known as Black-cheeked falcon and Duck Hawk. 36-47 cms, span to 95 cm; female larger.  Found all over Australia.

Photographed at Barkly Homestead, NT May 2016