Common Black Hawk showing underwings, Costa Rica

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Common Black Hawk showing underwings, Costa Rica - Common Black Hawk
Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge, near Puerto Jimenez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (August 2012)

Mangrove Black Hawk is now classified under Common Black Hawk. Previously, the Mangrove Black Hawk was considered to be a separate species of the Pacific coast while Common Black Hawk was seen on the Caribbean coast. The features of the two birds are identical.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) / Wikipedia
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus / Bird Forum

Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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