Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis
   (L 17-21" 2.1 lbs)
Generally stay close to water...eat
whatever is available, from ants,
to frogs, to rodents, to fish.
03Jan2008
04Jan2008
Tarcol Lodge
Costa Rica
Buteogallus in Latin means buzzard-
cock; anthracinus in Latin means
coal-black; Subtilus In Latin means
plain, simple.
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Macaulay
Library
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