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title: "Moerasbuizerd"
description: "Busarellus nigricollis — Vogels. The black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-collared-hawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Moerasbuizerd

> Busarellus nigricollis — Vogels. The black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Busarellus nigricollis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 4622
- Wikidata: [Q1264645](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1264645)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5346](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5346)

## Names

- en: Black-collared Hawk
- de: Fischbussard
- es: Aguililla canela
- fr: Buse à tête blanche
- nl: Moerasbuizerd
- pt: Gavião-belo
- pl: Tarczownik

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1618), PE (514), CO (450), MX (397), AR (384), BO (272), CR (227), BZ (178), GF (107), GY (71), SR (51), VE (49)

## Summary

The black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is monotypic within the genus Busarellus.  It has a widespread range of presence, from western Mexico to Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and swamps.
The adult black-collared hawk has a more or less white head, tinged with buff, and with black shaft streaks on the crown. The body, above and below, and the mantle are bright cinnamon-rufous, paler on the chest. There is a black crescent on the upper breast. The back has scattered…

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

## Photo

![Moerasbuizerd](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-collared-hawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329368759

## Machine access

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