Gavilán americano
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Photo © Troy B — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #112860673El gavilán americano, también conocido como gavilán pecho canela, gavilán pecho rufo, esparvero común, gavilán de sierra o gavilán pecho blanco (Accipiter striatus) es una especie de ave accipitriforme de la familia Accipitridae. Mide entre 24 y 36 cm, envergadura de 0.6 m. El macho pesa de 82 a 105 g y la hembra de 144 a 208 g. Su cola es larga y cuadrada; alas cortas y redondeadas. Corona, nuca y dorso azul-grisáceo. Cara y garganta blanquecinas con rayas color canela, pecho canela.. Habita a lo largo del continente americano, desde Alaska hasta el norte de Argentina y sur de Brasil. En México se encuentra en prácticamente todos los estados del país. Se le ha reportado como especie visitante de invierno común, como especie rara y como residente, Su zona de invernación se ha identificado en la costa oeste de México, en Jalisco; su zona de residente en la Sierra de Santa Rosa, al norte de Guanajuato; en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda, al norte de Querétaro; y su zona de paso en la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo, en Chiapas. Tiene marcada tendencia a habitar en bosque de pino-encino, bosque de encino y bosque de coníferas mixto; asimismo, en clima templado subhúmedo con lluvia en verano y a una altitud de 1000 a 3100 m s. n. m. La NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 considera a la especie como sujeta a protección especial; la UICN2019-1 como de preocupación menor. Entre los principales riesgos que amenazan a la especie se encuentran el uso de organoclorados como el DDT (que provocan adelgazamiento en cáscaras de los huevos), asimismo la reducción y fragmentación del hábitat.
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Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area, Canadá
+130 aves+24 mamíferos
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Glacier, Canadá
+123 aves+30 mamíferos
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Sainte-Praxède, Canadá
+126 aves+26 mamíferos
Granite cliffs rise abruptly from crystalline lakes, their weathered faces painted in rust and lichen, while boreal forest sweeps across […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALBanff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canadá
+121 aves+30 mamíferos
Where turquoise glacial lakes mirror jagged peaks and coniferous forests sweep across vast alpine plateaus, one of North America’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALJasper National Park
Improvement District No. 12, Canadá
+127 aves+32 mamíferos
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VER PARQUE NACIONALMauricie National Park
Shawinigan, Canadá
+120 aves+30 mamíferos
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Shasta County, Estados Unidos
+114 aves+25 mamíferos
Steaming vents pierce a landscape sculpted by volcanic fury, where obsidian flows meet alpine meadows across nearly 550 square kilometers […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALPinnacles National Park
San Benito County, Estados Unidos
+120 aves+30 mamíferos
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VER PARQUE NACIONALJoshua Tree National Park
Riverside County, Estados Unidos
+123 aves+29 mamíferos
Where two vast deserts collide, twisted rock formations pierce a sky of startling clarity. Spanning over 5,600 square kilometres of […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALCarlsbad Caverns National Park
Eddy County, Estados Unidos
+131 aves+27 mamíferos
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VER PARQUE NACIONALSaguaro National Park – Tucson Mountain District
Pima County, Estados Unidos
+134 aves+26 mamíferos
Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Sonoran Desert floor, their bajadas cloaked in a forest of colossal saguaro cacti that […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALZion National Park
Washington County, Estados Unidos
+123 aves+29 mamíferos
Where russet cliffs rise nearly a thousand metres above the Virgin River, sculpted by millennia of water and wind, an […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALDenali National Park
Denali Borough, Estados Unidos
+102 aves+22 mamíferos
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VER PARQUE NACIONALYosemite National Park
Mariposa County, Estados Unidos
+122 aves+30 mamíferos
Where granite monoliths rise nearly a vertical mile above verdant valleys, the Sierra Nevada reveals one of North America’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALGrand Teton National Park
Teton County, Estados Unidos
+123 aves+30 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Wyoming sky, a landscape of raw geological drama unfolds across 2,550 square kilometers of pristine […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALYellowstone National Park
Park County, Estados Unidos
+120 aves+31 mamíferos
Geothermal plumes rise from an alien landscape where boiling springs feed crystalline pools and geysers erupt with clockwork precision across […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMount Rainier National Park
Pierce County, Estados Unidos
+105 aves+27 mamíferos
Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from temperate rainforest to alpine tundra, a landscape of raw geological power unfolds across 1,322 […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALCrater Lake National Park
Klamath County, Estados Unidos
+78 aves+21 mamíferos
Where the Cascade Range’s volcanic heart fractured 7,700 years ago, a mirror of impossible blue now reflects alpine wilderness at […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALRocky Mountain National Park
Larimer County, Estados Unidos
+121 aves+31 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Colorado sky above 12,000 feet, alpine tundra sprawls across windswept plateaus alongside dense subalpine forests […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALRedwood National Park
Humboldt County, Estados Unidos
+126 aves+29 mamíferos
Where ancient titans pierce the California fog, the tallest trees on Earth create a primordial landscape unlike anywhere else. Spanning […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALSequoia National Park
Tulare County, Estados Unidos
+120 aves+29 mamíferos
Where ancient forests meet granite peaks, the Sierra Nevada’s western slope unfolds in a cathedral of superlatives. Towering giant sequoias, […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALDeath Valley National Park
Inyo County, Estados Unidos
+130 aves+29 mamíferos
Where scorched salt flats stretch beneath some of Earth’s most punishing skies, a landscape of extremes unfolds across 30,012 square […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALWaterton Lakes National Park
Improvement District No. 04, Canadá
+127 aves+30 mamíferos
Where the Rocky Mountains plunge dramatically into the turquoise waters of two pristine glacial lakes, one of North America’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALYoho National Park
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake), Canadá
+81 aves+26 mamíferos
Where granite peaks claw at British Columbia’s sky, turquoise glacial rivers carve through valleys of old-growth forest, creating a landscape […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALFundy National Park of Canada
Alma Parish, Canadá
+131 aves+27 mamíferos
Where the Bay of Fundy’s tidal rhythms sculpt the Maritime landscape, a compact wilderness of 345 square kilometres unfolds across […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALMont-Tremblant National Park
Lac-des-Dix-Milles, Canadá
+110 aves+23 mamíferos
Where granite ridges rise above boreal forest and crystalline lakes mirror the Quebec sky, one of eastern Canada’s most dynamic […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALGros Morne National Park
Canadá
+128 aves+19 mamíferos
Where granite peaks rise dramatically above fjord-carved valleys, one of Canada’s most geologically spectacular wilderness areas commands nearly 4,000 square […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALKluane National Park and Reserve
Canadá
+28 aves+18 mamíferos
Where granite peaks pierce the Yukon sky and glaciers sprawl across a landscape barely touched by human hands, one of […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALBic National Park
Rimouski, Canadá
+119 aves+17 mamíferos
Granite cliffs plunge toward the churning Saint Lawrence River, where salt marshes and boreal forest converge in an explosive collision […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALForillon National Park
Gaspé, Canadá
+131 aves+11 mamíferos
Where the Gaspé Peninsula meets the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, rugged cliffs plunge into churning Atlantic waters, sculpting a dramatic […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALAraucárias National Park
Brasil
+54 aves+2 mamíferos
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VER PARQUE NACIONALEl Palmar National Park
Distrito Sexto, Argentina
+132 aves+21 mamíferos
Where the Paraná River winds through northern Argentina, vast groves of yatay palms rise from rolling grassland like a botanical […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALLagunas de Montebello National Park
Laguna de Montebello, México
+126 aves+3 mamíferos
Crystalline waters pierce through limestone plateaus in the borderlands of Chiapas, where over fifty interconnected lakes create a landscape of […]
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Pilcaya, México
+141 aves+19 mamíferos
Where limestone cliffs plunge into shadowed canyons, the Río Río Grande carves its ancient passage through one of Mexico’s most […]
VER PARQUE NACIONALTutuaca
Tosanachi, México
+122 aves+22 mamíferos
Where copper canyons plunge deeper than the Grand Canyon itself, Mexico’s remote Sierra Madre Occidental unfolds in dramatic vertical relief. […]
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