Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) - HBW 2, p. 181
French: Buse à queue blanche
German: Weißschwanzbussard
Spanish: Busardo Coliblanco
Taxonomy: Buteo albicaudatus Vieillot, 1816, South America = Rio de Janeiro.
Closely allied to B. galapagoensis, with which forms superspecies, possibly also including B. polyosoma, which present species may replace at lower altitudes, and B. poecilochrous. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hypospodius Gurney, 1876 - SC USA (S Texas) and NW Mexico (Sonora) to N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- colonus Berlepsch, 1892 - E Colombia E to Surinam (except NW Venezuela), and S to Amazon, E from at least Manaus to Atlantic coast; Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire and Trinidad.
- albicaudatus Vieillot, 1816 - extreme SE Peru and S Brazil (S from Mato Grosso, Goiás and Bahia) through N & E Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay to N & C Argentina (S to Río Negro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult male perched in tree and on post Locality Orange Walk District, Belize (ssp hypospodius)
Wayne Hall 11 February 2009 3 years ago 1 min 3 sec 4 -
A close front view of an individual shaking its plumage and preening Locality Formosa Province, Argentina (ssp albicaudatus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 3.8 -
A bird standing on a wood post, scratching, then a close view Locality Formosa Province, Argentina (ssp albicaudatus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2005 4 years ago 31 sec 3.7 -
An individual perched in a tree looking around. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp albicaudatus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 21 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched, then a ventral view in flyght Locality Taubaté, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp albicaudatus)
Richard Garrigues 3 June 2007 4 years ago 25 sec 3.6 -
An adult of pale morph on the top of a tree looking around Locality Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp albicaudatus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 January 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 3.6
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Adult White-tailed Hawk
Locality Pernambuco State, Brazil
Stephen John Jones 15 April 2012 5 weeks ago 3.5 -
1 bird
Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 5 October 2005 3 years ago 3.5 -
Ventral view of flying bird
Locality Tabasco State, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 17 December 2011 19 weeks ago 3.4 -
Adult perched on a pole
Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 7 November 2011 23 weeks ago 3.4 -
One individual flying away.
Locality Punto Fijo, Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela
kperezleon 24 February 2008 3 years ago 3.3 -
An adult bird in flight with a prey in its legs.
Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp albicaudatus)
Joe Tobias 4 September 2005 16 weeks ago 3
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Call by one bird in flight. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp albicaudatus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Calls from a flushed bird Locality Llanos de Moxos, Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni Department, Bolivia
(ssp albicaudatus)
Bradley Davis 10 October 2006 2 years ago 3
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