Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Lars Hansen and Huguito Cabral and are used with their permission.
BICOLOURED HAWK Accipiter bicolor
According to some sources this rampant bird predator is mimicked by the smaller, weaker Rufous-thighed Kite for protection from mobbing. True or not the Bicoloured Hawk is a formidable predator, with lightening fast reflexes and lethal talons. The bird in the photographs was taken after it rested following a torpedo-like attack on a group of Golden-collared Macaws. The macaws managed to escape in a cloud of feathers, screaming in terror, leaving the Hawk to contemplate what might have been.
FIGURE 1 - Adult, Bahía Negra (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - Same individual (Paul Smith September 2006).
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