Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) - HBW 2, p. 179
French: Buse à gros bec
German: Wegebussard
Spanish: Busardo Caminero
Other common names: Insect Hawk, Tropical Broad winged Hawk, Large billed Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco magnirostris Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Sometimes placed in genus Rupornis, or alternatively in Asturina. Appears to be closely allied to B. ridgwayi, B. lineatus and B. nitidus, all of which may be more closely tied to Leucopternis than to Buteo. Many more races have been recognized: race griseocauda includes argutus, direptor, xantusi and petersi; race magnirostris includes insidiatrix and ecuadoriensis; race occiduus includes inca; and race pucherani includes gularis. Twelve subspecies recognized... View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Falco magnirostris Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Sometimes placed in genus Rupornis, or alternatively in Asturina. Appears to be closely allied to B. ridgwayi, B. lineatus and B. nitidus, all of which may be more closely tied to Leucopternis than to Buteo. Many more races have been recognized: race griseocauda includes argutus, direptor, xantusi and petersi; race magnirostris includes insidiatrix and ecuadoriensis; race occiduus includes inca; and race pucherani includes gularis. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Sometimes placed in genus Rupornis, or alternatively in Asturina. Appears to be closely allied to B. ridgwayi, B. lineatus and B. nitidus, all of which may be more closely tied to Leucopternis than to Buteo. Many more races have been recognized: race griseocauda includes argutus, direptor, xantusi and petersi; race magnirostris includes insidiatrix and ecuadoriensis; race occiduus includes inca; and race pucherani includes gularis. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- griseocauda Ridgway, 1873 - Mexico (S from Colima, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, except Yucatán and Tabasco) S to NW Costa Rica and W Panama (Chiriquí).
- conspectus (Peters, 1913) - SE Mexico (Tabasco and Yucatán Peninsula) and N Belize.
- gracilis (Ridgway, 1885) - Cozumel I and Holbox I, near Yucatán (Mexico).
- griseocauda Ridgway, 1873 - Mexico (S from Colima, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, except Yucatán and Tabasco) S to NW Costa Rica and W Panama (Chiriquí).
- conspectus (Peters, 1913) - SE Mexico (Tabasco and Yucatán Peninsula) and N Belize.
- gracilis (Ridgway, 1885) - Cozumel I and Holbox I, near Yucatán (Mexico).
- sinushonduri Bond, 1936 - Bonacca I and Ruatan I, off Honduras.
- petulans van Rossem, 1935 - SW Costa Rica and Pacific slope of W Panama to R Tuira, and adjacent islands.
- alius (Peters & Griscom, 1929) - San José and San Miguel, in Pearl Is (Gulf of Panama).
- magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) - Colombia S to W Ecuador, E to Venezuela and the Guianas, and S to Amazonian Brazil (R Madeira E to Atlantic coast).
- occiduus (Bangs, 1911) - E Peru, W Brazil (S of Amazon, W of R Madeira) and N Bolivia.
- saturatus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876) - Bolivia, through Paraguay and SW Brazil (SW Mato Grosso) to W Argentina (S to La Rioja).
- nattereri (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869) - NE Brazil S to Bahia.
- magniplumis (Bertoni, 1901) - S Brazil, N Argentina (Misiones) and adjacent Paraguay.
- pucherani (J. & E. Verreaux, 1855) - Uruguay and NE Argentina (S to Buenos Aires Province).
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A bird resting on a branch comfortably in the early morning. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp saturatus)
Alex García · Videoaves 9 July 2008 3 years ago 47 sec 4.6 -
A bird resting on a perch and looking around, calling several times at the end Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp saturatus)
Alex García · Videoaves 31 March 2006 4 years ago 53 sec 4.6 -
A bird looking down from it's perch, and defecating. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp magnirostris)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 June 2011 14 weeks ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched in a tree, looking around. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil (ssp magnirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A bird on top of an ant mound, feeding on its inhabitants. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (ssp griseocauda)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 August 2005 4 years ago 22 sec 4.1 -
A bird scanning the ground for potential prey. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp magnirostris)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 June 2011 14 weeks ago 39 sec 4
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An immature bird perched in a tree.
Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp saturatus)
Joe Tobias 7 September 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
vocalizing
Locality Senador Canedo, Goiás State, Brazil
wagnermclemes 27 July 2009 42 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird perched on a snag, drying its wings out.
Locality Bruzual, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp magnirostris)
Nick Athanas 3 August 2006 3 years ago 4.3 -
An adult perched on a Cecropia tree.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 9 September 2011 22 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird perched on a post, cleaning its tail.
Locality Rurrenabaque, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp saturatus)
Joe Tobias 1 March 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris). Picture taken on roa (GO -020) Near Senador Canedo, Goiás, Brazil
Locality Senador Canedo, Goiás State, Brazil
wagnermclemes 27 July 2009 42 weeks ago 4.1
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Calls Locality Mont Grand Matoury, Matoury, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 6 June 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
A Male and female Locality Wenceslau Braz, Paraná State, Brazil
Edson Rosa 28 August 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
Call Locality Boyacá Department, Colombia
Libor Vaicenbacher 13 July 2011 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4 -
A bird calling. Locality Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp magniplumis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2011 18 weeks ago 4 -
Two birds on flight. Locality Icapuí, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp nattereri)
Ciro Albano 27 March 2005 2 years ago 4 -
A bird perched on a Quebracho tree Locality Pampa del Indio, Chaco Province, Argentina
Hernan Casañas-Seriema Na... 13 May 1999 2 years ago 3
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