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title: "Zweifarbensperber"
description: "Astur bicolor — Vögel. The bicolored hawk (Astur bicolor) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/bicolored-hawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zweifarbensperber

> Astur bicolor — Vögel. The bicolored hawk (Astur bicolor) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Astur bicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1066
- iNaturalist taxon: [1579012](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1579012)

## Names

- en: Bicolored Hawk
- de: Zweifarbensperber
- es: Azor Bicolor
- fr: Épervier bicolore

## Countries with the most observations

AR (230), BR (183), CR (167), EC (90), MX (74), CO (42), UY (37), PA (35), GT (22), VE (18), BO (16), PE (15)

## Summary

The bicolored hawk (Astur bicolor) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in forest, woodland, second growth, plantations, and wooded savanna in southeastern Mexico, Central America, and northern and central South America (as far south as northern Argentina). Though generally uncommon, it is the most common species of Astur in most of its range, but it does not occur at altitudes above 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) such as the highest parts of the Andes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolored_hawk

## Photo

![Zweifarbensperber](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bicolored-hawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332164178

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bicolored-hawk?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).