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Broad-winged hawk at Isle Royale National Park Sheepshead Sanctuary South Padre Island - Texas Molting feather pattern, only visible in May/June. The broad-winged hawk is a relatively small Buteo, with a body size from 32 to 44 cm (13 to 17 in) in length and weighing 265 to 560 g (9.3 to 19.8 oz).
Adults have long broad wings and a broad gray, rusty, or white tail. The legs are feathered to the talons, like the rough-legged hawk. There are two color forms: Light morph birds are rusty brown on the upper parts and pale on the head, neck, and underparts with rust on the legs and some rust marking on the underwing. The upper wings are grey.
Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in the New World (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard [1]).
Their wings are long and fairly broad, suitable for soaring flight, with the outer four to six primary feathers emarginated. They have strong legs and feet with raptorial claws and opposable hind claws. Almost all Accipitriformes are carnivorous, hunting by sight during the day or at twilight.
Accipitriformes is one of three major orders of birds of prey and includes the osprey, hawks, eagles, kites, and vultures. Falcons (Falconiformes) and owls (Strigiformes) are the other two major orders and are listed in other articles.
This subfamily contains the buzzards (buteonine hawks) with great diversity in appearance and form and some appearing eagle-like, with at least 50 species included overall in the subfamily. At one time, several types were grouped, including large assemblages such as booted eagles, but modern studies using mitochondrial DNA clarified that this ...
The Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens) is an endangered [4] subspecies of the broad-winged hawk (B. platypterus). It is a small hawk that occurs in Puerto Rico, [5] inhabiting the Toro Negro State Forest. [6] It is restricted to the montane forests of the Cordillera Central, Sierra de Cayey, and Sierra de Luquillo.
Broadwing, a bird of prey with broad wings such as eagles, falcons, buzzards, goshawks or sparrowhawks Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Broadwing .