Filling the distribution gaps of two species of Accipiter Brisson, 1760 (Aves, Accipitriformes) in northeastern Brazil

Filling the distribution gaps of two species of Accipiter Brisson, 1760 (Aves, Accipitriformes) in northeastern Brazil

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We present new records of Gray-bellied Hawk, Accipiter poliogaster (Temminck, 1824), and Rufous-thighed Hawk, A.striatus erythronemius (Kaup, 1850), from northeastern Brazil and review the occurrence of these Eye Masks species in this region.While A.s.erythronemius occurs in secondary forests in the semi-arid regions of northeast Change Mat Brazil, A.

poliogaster seems to be associated more with mature and wet forests and not in the Caatinga scrub.