HARRI'S HAWK Parabuteo unicinctus PREYING A SNAKE

Authors

  • Héctor Cadena-Ortiz 1. Aves Quito (Club de observadores de aves), Ecuador. 2. Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales del Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Investigador Asociado. Calle Rumipamba 341 y Av. de los Shyris. Casilla: 17-07-8976. Quito, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18272/reo.vi6.1771

Keywords:

Accipitridae, diet, Colubridae, Leptophis ahaetulla, Ecuador

Abstract

In Taura, province of Guayas, Ecuador, I observed and photographed on 17 July, 2019, at 08:30, an adult Parabuteo unicinctus preying on a snake. The reptile measured c. 70 cm in length and c. 2 cm in diameter, it was green with lighter belly; it was probably an adult Leptophis ahaetulla (Colubridae).

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Published

2020-12-14

How to Cite

Cadena-Ortiz, H. (2020). HARRI’S HAWK Parabuteo unicinctus PREYING A SNAKE. Revista Ecuatoriana De Ornitología, (6), 98–99. https://doi.org/10.18272/reo.vi6.1771

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