Gavilán de la sabana (Heterospizias meridionalis) forrajeando en el campo. - Vídeo de stock 4K

The species measures about 55 centimeters in length, with rusty plumage. The adult is all reddish brown, with black wingtips and tail and long feathers. It has a narrow white stripe on the tail. Legs and bare skin of the nostrils, yellow. Black beak and reddish brown eyes. As with other hawks, the young are very different. Muted colors, brownish gray back and cream belly, with dark vertical stripes and a dark half-collar. Over the eyes, a clear stripe. The tail is cream, with fine dark stripes. Wide black subterminal band. Long wing feathers with thin stripes and black tips. Regarding wingspan, according to the work “Raptors of Mexico and Central America”, the adult Caboclo hawk reaches an average of 1.25 to 1.38 m.