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[[Image:Broad-winged_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by NE Birds Plus (Phil Brown)<br/>Location: Essex, Maine, USA]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Length: 34-44 cm (13.5-17.5 in); wingspan: 81-100 cm (31.75-39.25 in); weight: 275-560 g.
 
Length: 34-44 cm (13.5-17.5 in); wingspan: 81-100 cm (31.75-39.25 in); weight: 275-560 g.
The second smallest buteo in North America, the Broad-winged Hawk is a small, stocky hawk with broad black and white tail bands.  
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The second smallest buteo in North America, the Broad-winged Hawk is a small, stocky hawk with broad black and white tail bands. The photos show the more common light phase; a dark phase occurs but is rare.
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==Distribution and Taxonomy==
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The nominate race (''platypterus'') is a well known buteo of the [[USA]] and southern [[Canada]] east of the Rockies. This subspecies is a migrant wintering south to northern half of [[South America]]. Five other non-migratory subspecies occur in the [[Caribbean]]: ''cubanensis'', ''brunnescens'', ''insulicola'', ''rivierei'', and ''antillarum'', with populations on [[Cuba]], [[Puerto Rico]], and most islands in the [[Lesser Antilles]] reaching south to [[Grenada]]. It is incresingly a visitor to [[Hispaniola]].  
  
==Distribution==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Prefers deciduous forests
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Most often hunts from perches taking cold-blooded prey
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Buteo+platypterus}}  
 
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[[Category:Birds]]
 
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Revision as of 01:05, 22 January 2008

Buteo platypterus
Photo by NE Birds Plus (Phil Brown)
Location: Essex, Maine, USA
Photo by jbissell
Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Identification

Length: 34-44 cm (13.5-17.5 in); wingspan: 81-100 cm (31.75-39.25 in); weight: 275-560 g. The second smallest buteo in North America, the Broad-winged Hawk is a small, stocky hawk with broad black and white tail bands. The photos show the more common light phase; a dark phase occurs but is rare.


Distribution and Taxonomy

The nominate race (platypterus) is a well known buteo of the USA and southern Canada east of the Rockies. This subspecies is a migrant wintering south to northern half of South America. Five other non-migratory subspecies occur in the Caribbean: cubanensis, brunnescens, insulicola, rivierei, and antillarum, with populations on Cuba, Puerto Rico, and most islands in the Lesser Antilles reaching south to Grenada. It is incresingly a visitor to Hispaniola.

Habitat

Prefers deciduous forests

Behaviour

Most often hunts from perches taking cold-blooded prey

External Links

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