White Hawk

The White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) is a bird of prey breeding in the tropical new world of the family Accipitridae. This bird inhabits lowland forests and other types of woodlands. From southern Mexico to Central and South America to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, it covers a wide area. The whole Amazon basin in central South America, extending from the Andes on the west to the Guianas on the Atlantic on the northeast, and to the transition regions to the south, is within the range of the white hawk. It is a widespread species that is often not common, although the IUCN does not classify it as globally threatened due to the size of its distribution.

The adult white hawk has very broad wings and a head, body, and underwings that are all white. Its length is between 46 and 56 cm. The very short tail is black with a wide white band, and the upper wings are all black. The legs are yellow, while the bill is black. The sexes are identical, however, women weigh 840 g as opposed to men's 650 g, making them larger and heavier. The upper parts of immature birds are heavily speckled with black, while the underparts are streaked with dark color.