HAWK, PLUMBEOUS KITE(свинцовый или сизый коршун) in the nest (ICTINIA PLUMBEA), SOVI, GAVIÃO-SAUVEIRO.

#sovi #planetavivo #rapinantes #hawkbird #livingplanet #breedingbirds #buteo 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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