on the insects that are exposed by the monkeys. Reproduction Bicolored hawks breed in forest areas, choosing to build nests on tree branches and occasionally hanging vines. The nest is built in cooperation between the male and female and is constructed from dried sticks and leaves. Each breeding pair will normally build a new nest at the beginning of each breeding year. Copulation occurs after breeding activities such as feeding and nest building have been completed. Egg laying takes place approximately five weeks after copulation and the dull white eggs measure an average of 47.1 mm × 36.5 mm; clutches average 1–3 eggs. The eggs are brooded for about three weeks by the female while the male forages for food. Bicolored hawk chicks are categorized as semi-altricial; the eyes are open at hatching but the chicks are not immediately mobile and are fed by the parents. The young fledge around 30–36 days after hatching and the fledgling period spans nearly seven weeks, during which the young will return to the nest frequently for food until they become independent. References External links Bicoloured Hawk – Cornell Lab of Ornithology The Peregrine Fund: Global Raptor Information Network Accipiter bicolor – WikiAves Associação Mãe-da-lua Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor) Bicoloured Hawk – BirdLife International Bicoloured Hawk – The Internet Bird Collection Planet of Birds bicolored hawk Birds of Central America Birds of prey of South America bicolored hawk bicolored hawk Taxonomy articles created by Polbot