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'''Crane hawk''' (''Geranospiza caerulescens'') is a species of [[harrier]] found in much of Latin America.
==Description==
A medium-sized raptor, the crane hawk is characterized by long slender legs which appear double-jointed; the legs are used to probe and capture prey animals within cavities and holes.
Crane hawks are generally gray-to-dark gray overall, with a pair of thick white bands on the tail, and a white half-moon crescent pattern on the base of the primary flight feathers.
===Subspecies===
*''Geranospiza caerulescens balzarensis''
:Panama to western Colombia, Ecuador and northwestern Peru
*''Geranospiza caerulescens caerulescens''
:Eastern Colombia and Peru, east to northern Brazil and the Guianas
*''Geranospiza caerulescens flexipes''
:Southern Brazil to Bolivia, northern Argentina and the Paraguayan chacos
*''Geranospiza caerulescens gracilis''
:Northestern Brazil
*''Geranospiza caerulescens livens''
:Northwestern Mexico
*''Geranospiza caerulescens nigra''
:Northern Mexico south to central Panama
==References==
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[[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Harriers]]
[[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Harriers]]