We present new records of Gray-bellied Hawk, Accipiter poliogaster (Temminck, 1824), and Rufous-thighed Hawk, A.striatus erythronemius (Kaup, 1850), from fish food northeastern Brazil and review the occurrence of these species in this region.While A.
s.erythronemius occurs in secondary forests in the semi-arid regions of northeast Brazil, A.poliogaster seems to be associated more with mature Hand Scrub and wet forests and not in the Caatinga scrub.