Family: Accipitridae

Rupornis magnirostris;
Roadside Hawk;
Gavião-carijó.

The Roadside Hawk is the most common raptor in this region. In Reserva Ecológica Mãe-da-Lua, I see this hawk nearly every day.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
16/10/2005; Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil. 200 mm f2.8 lens.