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− | [[Image:Broad-winged_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by NE Birds Plus]] | + | [[Image:Broad-winged_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by NE Birds Plus (Phil Brown)<br/>Location: Essex, Maine, USA]] |
+ | [[Image:Broad-winged_Hawk_inflight.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jbissell<br/>Location: Des Moines, Iowa, 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. | |
+ | 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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+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Buteo+platypterus}} | {{GSearch|Buteo+platypterus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 02:03, 1 October 2007
- Buteo platypterus
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.