Genus Buteo are hawks with longer wings and shorter tails than Accipiter hawks, and are more suited for hunting outside the forest, and for soaring. |
A black hawk that may confuse prey by looking similar to a [Black Vulture]. |
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A large 'buteo' hawk common in North America. Found as resident and migrant in various locations in Central American and the Caribbean. |
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Northern migrant. A medium-sized hawk that is relatively common and often returns yearly to the same spot. Broad-winged hawks migrate in 'kettles' of many hundreds, sometimes with [Turkey Vulture]s or [Swainson's Hawk]s. Immatures have drop shaped vertical spotting, while adults are barred horizontally. From below. Perched, from back. Immature. |
A large (55 cm.) northern migrant hawk that migrates far south, sometimes in groups of hundreds. From the ground compare to [White-tailed Hawk] but note long pointed wings, and additional thin bands on tail that might be hard to see from ground. |