Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) - HBW 2, p. 180
French: Buse à queue courte
German: Kurzschwanzbussard
Spanish: Busardo Colicorto
Taxonomy: Buteo brachyurus Vieillot, 1816, Cayenne.
Has been considered to include B. albigula, either as subspecies or within single monotypic species, but no intergradation reported, despite possible overlap of ranges; these two form superspecies. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fuliginosus P. L. Sclater, 1858 - S Florida (USA); E Mexico to Panama.
- brachyurus Vieillot, 1816 - Colombia S to W Ecuador, E to the Guianas and Brazil, and S through E Peru and E Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba) to Paraguay and N Argentina (Jujuy, Tucumán, Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the top of a dead tree, scratching its head Locality Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp brachyurus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 January 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
A front view of a pale morph individual Locality Pampagrande, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp brachyurus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2006 4 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A bird perched on an electricity pole Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp brachyurus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2004 6 years ago 19 sec 3.8 -
One adult bird flying. Locality São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 29 June 2011 46 weeks ago 30 sec 3 -
A bird perched in a tree. Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 29 November 2006 46 weeks ago 31 sec 2.6 -
a individual soaring over ther ridge of the blanchisseuse road Locality Blanchisseuse Road, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp brachyurus)
DAVID ASCANIO 3 March 2010 2 years ago 15 sec 2.5
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Female captive light phase, neurologically impaired
Locality Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
Sharron Montgomery 10 October 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
flying
Locality Los Madroños, El Sauce, León Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 3 January 2012 14 weeks ago 3 -
An adult bird soaring (dark phase).
Locality Estancia Apa Apa, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp brachyurus)
Joe Tobias 1 March 2005 16 weeks ago 3 -
A light-phase individual soaring, from below.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp brachyurus)
philgunson 8 August 2008 3 years ago 3 -
A dark-phase individual soaring, from below.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp brachyurus)
philgunson 5 October 2008 3 years ago 2.5 -
pale morph adult soaring over the health center at Granville
Locality Granville, Cedros, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Sanjiv Parasram 21 December 2009 2 years ago 2.3
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