Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - HBW 2, p. 180
French: Petite Buse
German: Breitflügelbussard
Spanish: Busardo Aliancho
Taxonomy: Sparvius platypterus Vieillot, 1823, near Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania.
Six subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- platypterus (Vieillot, 1823) - C & S Canada to S USA; winters S to Brazil.
- cubanensis Burns, 1911 - Cuba.
- brunnescens Danforth & Smyth, 1935 - Puerto Rico.
- platypterus (Vieillot, 1823) - C & S Canada to S USA; winters S to Brazil.
- cubanensis Burns, 1911 - Cuba.
- brunnescens Danforth & Smyth, 1935 - Puerto Rico.
- insulicola Riley, 1908 - Antigua (Lesser Antilles).
- rivierei A. H. Verrill, 1905 - Dominica, Martinique and St Lucia (Lesser Antilles).
- antillarum Clark, 1905 - St Vincent and Grenada to Tobago.
- Least Concern
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An adult feeding chick. Un adulto alimenta su polluelo. Bosque Estatal de Río Abajo, Puerto Rico (ssp Buteo platypterus brunnescens)
J. Gonzalez y F. C... 23 April 2002 1 year ago 1 min 4.5 -
A close-up of a bird perched Talamanca, Costa Rica (ssp platypterus)
Max Roth 28 February 2001 4 years ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A juvenile in a tree, and flying away. Swallow Falls State Park, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Robert Schaefer 24 May 2008 1 year ago 36 sec 4 -
A migrant group with some Turkey Vultures Cardel, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp platypterus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2006 2 years ago 26 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a dead tree, drying from the rain and calling repeatedly Zapata Peninsula, Cuba (ssp cubanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2004 5 years ago 48 sec 4 -
A frontal view of a bird on a branch and then flying away Loro Orejiamarillo Natural Reserve, Jardín, Antioquía, Colombia (ssp platypterus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2007 2 years ago 27 sec 3.8
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Frontal view of perched juvenile Dominica (ssp rivierei)
Mikko Pyhälä 12 June 2009 1 year ago 4 -
bird on a branch Betania Dam, Huila Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 29 December 2009 31 weeks ago 3.4 -
Lateral view of perched adult bird Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (ssp antillarum)
Mikko Pyhälä 27 April 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
A close-up. ZooMAT, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp platypterus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 March 2009 21 weeks ago 3.3 -
A bird showing the blackish whisker streak present in typical immatures of this species. Florida, USA
katpip 14 April 2009 1 year ago 3 -
An adult perched La Azulita, Mérida, Venezuela
kperezleon 19 March 2008 1 year ago 3
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An adult singing near the nest. Adulto vocalizando cerca del nido. Bosque Estatal de Río Abajo, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. C... 23 February 2005 37 weeks ago 3 -
Call Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp platypterus)
Nick Athanas 11 November 2001 38 weeks ago 0
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