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Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club Southeastern Caribbean Bird Alert Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rufous Crab-Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subadult at Nariva Swamp, Trinidad, 10 February 1996 (A; TTRBC 1996-17). Photo © by Gary Bowman. First documented record for T&T. Injured adult in cage at Mount Hope Veterinary Clinic, Trinidad, 17 November 2000 (B). Photo © by Floyd Hayes. The injured bird was apparently shot in the right wing by a hunter in Caroni Swamp, Trinidad, and taken to the veterinary clinic on 10 November 2000. Note the blackish head of both birds, which is diagnostic of this species. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adult at Carli Bay, Trinidad, 10 November 2001. Photos © by Floyd Hayes. This bird was found by Nigel Lallsingh, Floyd Hayes, Keisha Lallsingh and Brett Hayes. The dark coloured legs are presumably covered by mud. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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