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Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly known as the bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, and known in Latin America as the peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil.
Genus Parabuteo – Ridgway, 1874 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus (Temminck, 1824)
The most extreme known species of accipitrid in terms of sociality is the Harris's hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus), which up to seven fully-grown birds may hunt, nest and brood cooperatively, with the extra birds typically being prior years' offspring of the breeding pair.
Harris's Hawk Native to the southwest US and Central America, these hawks are unique for hunting in packs. Harris's hawks symbolize teamwork, community and collaboration—sighting one encourages ...
Harris hawks were known to falconers but unusual. For example, the book lists a falconry meet on four days in August 1971 at White Hill and Leafield in Dumfriesshire in Scotland; the hawks flown were 11 goshawks and one Harris hawk. The book felt it necessary to say what a Harris hawk is. The usual species for a beginner was a kestrel.
The lightest known species is the roadside hawk, [a] at an average of 269 g (9.5 oz) although the lesser known white-rumped and Ridgway's hawks are similarly small in average wingspan around 75 cm (30 in), and average length around 35 cm (14 in) in standard measurements.
Rufus, the Harris' hawk who patrols Wimbledon, often hops from seat to seat or perches to view Centre Court. (Sam Farmer / Los Angeles Times) “Birds are very adaptive; if it doesn't physically ...
Accipitriformes, currently with 262 species and 75 genera in 4 extant families and possibly 1 extinct family, is the largest diurnal raptor order. DNA sequence analyses suggest that divergences within Accipitriformes began around the Eocene/Oligocene boundary about 34 mya, with the split of the group including genera Elanus and Gampsonyx from ...