BiColoured Hawk
Astur bicolor(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Bicolored Hawk
UK name: BiColoured Hawk
The BiColoured Hawk (Astur bicolor) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Astur bicolor
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Bicolored Hawk
- English (UK)
- BiColoured Hawk
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Astur bicolor bicolor
- Astur bicolor fidens
- Astur bicolor guttifer
- Astur bicolor pileatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sparvius bicolor
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 10 p.325
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Gundlach's Hawk
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Chilean Hawk
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American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Meyer's Goshawk
Astur meyerianus
Eurasian Goshawk
Astur gentilis
Henst's Goshawk
Astur henstii
Black Sparrowhawk
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Doria's Hawk
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