We visited Ecuador in November, 2019.
These raptors have powerful hooked beaks, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Ecuador is home to forty-five species.
Barred hawk, Leucopternis princeps
Variable hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma
Black-chested buzzard-eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Solitary eagle, Buteogallus solatarius
Harpy eagle, Harpia harpia
Gray-backed hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis
White hawk, Leucopternis albicollis
Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus
Laughing falcon, Herpetotherus cachinnans
Gray hawk (gray-lined hawk), Buteo nitidus
American kestrel, Falco sparverious
Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus
Slaty-backed forest-falcon, Micrastur mirandolieri
Roadside hawk, Buteo magnirostris
Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus
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