Roadside Hawk

Buteo magnirostris

Order

FALCONIFORMES

Family

Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Code 4

ROHA

Code 6

BUTMAG

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: White
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Gray-brown
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: Gray-brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 33-41 cm (13-16 in)
Weight: 680 g (24 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Buff and rufous with coarse bars.
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Stiff rapid wing beats and short glides.
Wingspan Range: 69-79 cm (27-31 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Banded
Upper Tail: Buff and black barred.
Under Tail: Buff
Leg Color: Yellow

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