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. |
Migrates north to the Andes of central and northern South America in the austral winter. |
A black hawk that may confuse prey by looking similar to a Black Vulture. |
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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 Vultures or Swainson's Hawks. 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. |