Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) - HBW 2, p. 173
French: Buse urubu
German: Schwarzbussard
Spanish: Busardo negro Urubitinga
Taxonomy: Falco urubitinga Gmelin, 1788, northeastern Brazil.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ridgwayi (Gurney, 1884) - Mexico (C Sonora and S Tamaulipas) S to W Panama.
- urubitinga (Gmelin, 1788) - E Panama, W of Andes S to W Ecuador, and E of Andes E to the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, and S through E Bolivia and Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and N Argentina (Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult on top of a termite mound, calling Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp urubitinga)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 6 years ago 49 sec 4.7 -
A juvenile looking around on a bush at dusk. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp urubitinga)
Alex García · Videoaves 7 July 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird standing on a high tree, above the forest, front and dorsal views Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp urubitinga)
Alex García · Videoaves 31 March 2006 5 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird perched on low vegetation near a channel at dusk. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp urubitinga)
Alex García · Videoaves 7 July 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
An adult eating a prey, using its wings for balance Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp urubitinga)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 6 years ago 51 sec 4.4 -
A bird on the ground and flying to a bush Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp ububitinga)
Anna Motis 18 August 2004 7 years ago 17 sec 4.4
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A bird perched on a bank, with a fish carcass.
Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp urubitinga)
Joe Tobias 5 September 2005 1 year ago 4.5 -
Adult perched
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp urubitinga)
Horacio Luna 8 June 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird perching on the top of bush
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 12 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Perched ina a branch
Locality Hacienda La Zuliana, Campo Boscán, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 5 June 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Bird perched in foliage in side view
Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp urubitinga)
Mikko Pyhälä 22 December 2008 4 years ago 4 -
Adult bird approaching in flight
Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp urubitinga)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 December 2007 4 years ago 4
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Bird perched on a tree and singing.Old recording by video camera Canon. Locality Abobral Region, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 7 July 1991 28 weeks ago 4 -
Young bird perched on the nest. Locality Michelin Reserve, Ituberá, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp urubitinga)
Ciro Albano 22 December 2007 4 years ago 4 -
A bird calling twice. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp urubitinga)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 2 years ago 3
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