Ecuador Photo Gallery: hawks, eagles, and kites

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.

hawk Barred hawk, Leucopternis princeps

hawk Variable hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma

eagle Black-chested buzzard-eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus

eagle Solitary eagle, Buteogallus solatarius

eagle Harpy eagle, Harpia harpia

hawk Gray-backed hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis

hawk White hawk, Leucopternis albicollis

hawk Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus

falcon Laughing falcon, Herpetotherus cachinnans

hawk Gray hawk (gray-lined hawk), Buteo nitidus

kestrel American kestrel, Falco sparverious

hawk Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus

falcon Slaty-backed forest-falcon, Micrastur mirandolieri

hawk hawk Roadside hawk, Buteo magnirostris

kite Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus

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