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Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis
(Latham, J, 1790)
Aguilucho Colorado
Gaviao-caboclo
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Gavilán Sabanero, Gavilán Cangrejero Colorado, Busardo Sabanero.

Synonyms: Heterospizias meridionalis, Falco meridionalis.


This taxon does not have a description yet.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)30/07/2023Nicolas Olejnik
AmphibiansRana Criolla (Leptodactylus luctator)03/12/2016Eduardo Cusano
AmphibiansRana Criolla (Leptodactylus luctator)03/12/2016Sergio Cusano
InsectsTucura Verde (Staleochlora viridicata)28/04/2013Carlos Carmona



Number of Photography: 1176

Foto
Photography ID: 677089
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/08/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 676480
  Adult
San Wendelino
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/25/2026
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 675037
  Adult
Bandeirantes
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
12/26/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 674839
  Adult
Bustinza
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/24/2026
Tramannoni Ariel
Foto
Photography ID: 672797
  Adult
Santa Rosa
Corrientes
Argentina
01/31/2026
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 670132
  Adult
Camino Cuatro Hermanas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/28/2026
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 670027
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 669085
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 667691
♂  Adult
Ruta 34
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
10/11/2025
Adriana M Segundo
Foto
Photography ID: 662742
  Adult
Santa Ana
Corrientes
Argentina
11/13/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 662578
  Adult
Santa Ana
Corrientes
Argentina
11/13/2025
Peter Vidana



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 4



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar10/31/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni03/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Walter Moss, San SalvadorN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar09/18/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasN/AN/AYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria04/01/2010ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 5


Video ID: 5012
  Adult
Moussy
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/12/2021
Nilo Casco
Video ID: 4080
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/14/2019
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 3900
  Adult
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/27/2016
Ruben Russo



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Number of Records: 4258



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244517108/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasDolores Fernandez
244076627/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosTerraplen, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
244250725/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeSan Wendelino, San WendelinoPablo Capovilla
243824224/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeZona rural, BustinzaTramannoni Ariel
243788922/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
243507117/02/202614:01ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Nacional 191Gustavo Fernando Durán
243463216/02/202615:32ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 14 14, Ceibas1María Alejandra Sosa
243439816/02/202617:36ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
243436116/02/202616:22ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
243433616/02/202617:36ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.