Birds of Cuba - Buteogallus


Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus) Tayrona National Park, Colombia Note white tail bands.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A crab-eater and usually seen in mangrove forests or along the coast. Similar to but much smaller than the Great Black Hawk. Immature brown like immature Great Black Hawk.


Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) Near Threatened ENDEMIC Cuba
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