Nombre en español: Gavilán Gorgiblanco

Nombre en ingles: White-throated Hawk

Nombre científico: Buteo albigula

Familia: Accipitridae

Foto: Ramiro Ramirez

Canto: Bernabe Lopez-Lanus

El busardo gorgiblanco, gavilán de garganta blanca o aguilucho chico (Buteo albigula), es una rara especie de ave rapaz, es una especie de aveaccipitriforme de la familiaAccipitridae considerado igual como un águila, Habita en la zona centro-sur de Chile y Argentina. Esta especie suele mostrar una longitud de entre 40-45 cm y es de hábito ornitófago, es decir, sus presas predilectas son otras aves de menor envergadura que ella. La temporada de anidación al noroeste de la Patagonia es de septiembre hasta abril. La pareja anida solitaria. La incubación toma alrededor de un mes y es efectuada por los dos padres. La técnica de caza de esta rapaz generalmente se basa en planeos formando amplios círculos a gran altura y luego se deja caer atacando a su presa.

White-throated hawk

The white-throated hawk (Buteo albigula) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. In British usage, it would be called a buzzard rather than a true hawk.

The white-throated hawk is a rather small Buteo, 42–45 cm (17–18 in) long. It lives in the Andes mountains of South America and ranges down to the coast in the O’Higgins region of Chile, preferring wooded areas. It is closely related to the more widely distributed short-tailed hawk, and was formerly considered conspecific with it. The white-throated hawk differs in having a longer tail and no dark morph. It also shows plumage differences such as brown streaks on the breast and belly, and a blackish tail with barely visible darker bands.

The White-throated Hawk is a small, brown and white hawk of the Andes Mountains. An austral migrant, it breeds in central Chile and adjacent Argentina. It is now thought that birds found in the Andes from Peru north to Venezuela are entirely non-breeding visitors. It occurs in and around humid montane forests, and frequently soars high overhead. This species is dark brown above and largely white below. Unlike the similar Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), White-throated has streaking confined largely to the sides of the breast and flanks, giving it a semi-collared appearance. The feeding and breeding behavior in this species are poorly-known. It apparently captures rodents and birds, and nests in shrubs or on cliffs.