Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius)
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Rufous-thighed Hawk

Accipiter erythronemius (Kaup, 1850)

The rufous-thighed hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) is a small hawk found from southern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The rufous-thighed hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) is a small hawk found from southern Brazil and southeastern Bolivia to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is usually considered a subspecies of the sharp-shinned hawk by most taxonomists, including the American Ornithological Society, but the taxonomy is far from resolved, with some authorities considering the southern taxa to represent three separate species: white-breasted hawk (A. chionogaster), plain-breasted hawk (A. ventralis), and rufous-thighed hawk (A. erythronemius).

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Questions

Where does the Rufous-thighed Hawk live?

Its breeding range: South America: southeastern Bolivia and southern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

What family is the Rufous-thighed Hawk in?

It belongs to the family Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae), order Accipitriformes.

Range

South America: southeastern Bolivia and southern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae
Genus
Accipiter

Other birds in the genus Accipiter

Grey-bellied HawkGrey-bellied HawkAccipiter poliogasterOvambo SparrowhawkOvambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMadagascar SparrowhawkMadagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisSharp-shinned HawkSharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWhite-breasted HawkWhite-breasted HawkAccipiter chionogasterPlain-breasted HawkPlain-breasted HawkAccipiter ventralisEurasian SparrowhawkEurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusRufous-breasted SparrowhawkRufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisPearl KitePearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiScissor-tailed KiteScissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
Rufous-thighed Hawk

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