Birds of the World - Buteogallus


Rufous Crab Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis) Near Threatened Range: SA: coastal Venezuela to coastal ne Brazil French Guiana
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Like the Common Black Hawk, a crab eater in the genus Buteogallus.


Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus) Range: NA, MA, SA: sw USA to nw SA 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.


Chaco Eagle (Buteogallus coronatus) Endangered Range: SA: e Bolivia, Paraguay and s Brazil to c Argentina
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Chaco Eagle (Buteogallus coronatus) Immature Endangered Range: SA: e Bolivia, Paraguay and s Brazil to c Argentina Brazil
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Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) Near Threatened Range: NA: Cuba Cuba
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White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) Vulnerable Range: SA: e Brazil Vale Reserve, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) Range: MA, SA: Panama to n Argentina Magdalena Valley, Colombia
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Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) Immature Range: MA, SA: Panama to n Argentina French Guiana
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A large and common hawk found in open areas.
In flight.
Perched, from back.


Slate-colored Hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus) Range: SA: Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia The white band on the tail differentiates this medium-size hawk from the less common Slender-billed Kite (ProAves).
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Some white marks from the front as well.


Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus solitarius solitarius) Near Threatened Range: MA, SA: Mexico to w, n SA
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Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus solitarius solitarius) Near Threatened Range: MA, SA: Mexico to w, n SA Wayqecha, Peru Note short tail.
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Similar to the Great Black Hawk, but found at higher altitudes.
Flight view from top showing white in wings and tail.


Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga urubitinga) Range: MA, SA: Mexico to n Argentina Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia
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Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) Immature Range: MA, SA: Mexico to n Argentina Panama
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An eagle-sized Hawk that eats crabs like the Common Black Hawk, but also rodents, fish and birds.