PLUMBEOUS KITE eating a cicada, (ICTINIA PLUMBEA), SOVI, GAVIÃO-SAUVEIRO, Predators, Hawk nesting,

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Channel: Fauna and Flora · 2015 · Pets & Animals

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#forestecosystems #plumbeouskite #sovi - (Bird of Prey in its Natural Habitat - Habitats: They live on the edges of dense forests, tall secondary growth, gallery forests, wooded urban areas, and rural areas. They are solitary, live in pairs, or even in flocks mixed with other species of hawks. - Brazilian Biodiversity!)

Plumbeous Kite. Scientific Name: Ictinia plumbea, Name in Brazil: Sovi or Gavião-sauveiro. Class: Birds, Order: Accipitriforms, Family Accipitridae. Food: Cicadas, ants, termites and other insects, which they catch with their feet and eat while in flight. It also captures small prey like small lizards, snakes and small birds. Geographical Distribution: Occurs in all Brazilian regions. It also occurs from Mexico to Argentina. Habits: It is migratory in the Pantanal, South and Southeast of Brazil, with a population residing in the Amazon, through which migrants pass on their movement to the North, in April, or on their return, in August.

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