Urban and suburban Gray Hawk (Asturina nitida) nesting in a Great San Salvador area, El Salvador. (Aves: Falconiformes: Accipitridae)

Julio Ernesto Pérez Chávez, Veterinarian and Zootechnitian
Published in The International Journal of Falconry, summer 2010, International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey.


ABSTRACT

Gray Hawk (Asturina nitida) breeding pairs were observed during their breeding season in urban and suburban areas of Great San Salvador city. This is the first breeding report for this species and the first urban breeding report for the Order Falconiformes in El Salvador.

The complete published article can be viewed at http://iaf.org/images/files/iafournal2010.pdf

Pictures by Roy Beers and Surfpicsbyluis