Order: Falconiformes - Family: Falconidae Habitat: Woods and grassland

All records since January 2014

Sounds
© José L. Merlo

Adult
© J. Simón Tagtachian Brown. Dark ocular stripe. Underparts buffy and barred. Whitish abdomen and rump. Brown wings with white on primaries. Ochraceous tail finely barred. Dark subterminal band tipped white. Whitish legs. © J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian The tip of the wings almost reach the tip of the tail

Breeding

The nest

Places the nest in trees, bushes or in reed beds. It is a deep platform built out of branches, twigs, sticks. © Carlos Agulian © Milano-Muszkatz © Rodolfo Pani

Behaviour
© Claudia y Diego Bastías © Nicolás Giorgio © Gustavo F. Brahamian Perches exposed in trees, blocks, posts, buildings, etc.
© J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian © Nicolás Giorgio Walks, runs and wades
© J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian Also takes dust baths

Dieta
Hunts small preys and is a generalist scavenger
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Sergio Cusano
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Nicolás Giorgio
© Carlos Toledo

More photographic records since January 2013