O imponente gavio-pega-macaco vive em
regies bem florestadas, e no Estado de So Paulo
habita sobretudo reas serranas.
Caa nas copas das rvores, predando mamferos,
aves e rpteis. Para localizar a presa, sobrevoa a mata
ou fica espreita, pousado em um poleiro. Em voo,
d um assobio fino e penetrante.
O ninho uma grande plataforma de gravetos, feita
nas rvores mais altas da mata. O casal cuida junto do
filhote por alguns meses. Ainda comum em matas
extensas, mas desapareceu de vastas regies devido
destruio da floresta.
Particularidades da espcie nas serras do Mar e
Paranapiacaba Avistamento pouco comum e im-
previsvel, em geral quando sobrevoa a mata.
Poderoso, mas nem tanto Apesar do nome, o
gavio-pega-macaco no caa grandes primatas,
embora possa capturar espcies menores, como
saguis e filhotes de macacos de maior porte.
The imposing Black Hawk-eagle lives in densely
forested areas and, in So Paulo, tends to favor moun
tainous terrain.
It hunts among the treetops, preying on mammals,
birds and reptiles. To locate its prey, it will circle above
the woodland or spy from its perch. It makes a shrill
and penetrating whistling sound while in flight.
Its nest is a large platform made from sticks built
in the tallest trees in the woodland. Male and female
raise their young together for several months. Though
the Black Hawk-eagle is still common in large forests, it
has disappeared over a wide area due to deforestation.
Points of interest about the species in the Mar and
Paranapiacaba mountain ranges Sightings are rare
and sporadic and are normally of individuals circling
above the trees.
Powerful, but not that much... Despite its Brazil-
ian name (the Monkey-catching Hawk), the Black
Hawk-eagle doesnt actually hunt primates, though
it will take smaller species such as marmosets, and
juveniles from larger species.
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