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 immature perched and looking around, behind leaves Locality Rancho Grande Biological Station, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp urubitinga)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 5 years ago 26 sec 3.4 -
A juvenile perched and taking flight Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (ssp ridwayi)
Paul Clarke 17 March 2002 5 years ago 28 sec 3.3 -
An adult perched in a tree. Locality Bigi Pan, Nickerie District, Suriname (ssp urubitinga)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 16 April 2011 1 year ago 11 sec 3.3 -
A juvenile resting on a branch Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp urubitinga)
Frank Witebsky 31 May 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 3.2 -
An adult on a branch and flying away Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (ssp urubitinga)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2006 6 years ago 33 sec 3.2 -
A pair calling on a branch Locality Paranatinga, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp urubitinga)
Tatiana Colombo 15 December 2007 5 years ago 20 sec 3.1
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A bird perched, with plumage of transition from juvenile to adult.
Locality El Rey National Park, Salta Province, Argentina (ssp urubitinga)
Carmelo López 4 October 2009 1 year ago 3.1 -
An adult perched.
Locality La Marina Zoo, La Marina of San Carlos, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 1990 45 weeks ago 3 -
An adult bird perched on a post.
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp urubitinga)
Joe Tobias 1 June 2004 1 year ago 3 -
A juvenile bird on the ground.
Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp urubitinga)
Joe Tobias 7 September 2005 1 year ago 3 -
A juvenile bird perched on a post.
Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp urubitinga)
Joe Tobias 7 September 2005 1 year ago 3 -
Juvenile Hawk calling
Locality Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana (ssp urubitinga)
Niels Poul Dreyer 23 January 2012 1 year ago 3
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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 32 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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