Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Order

FALCONIFORMES

Family

Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Code 4

BWHA

Code 6

BUTPLA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Juvenile gray or pale light brown, turning brown late in year. In light morph bird, cinnamon or amber to buffy brown, red in dark morph birds.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked
Crown Color: Brown
Forehead Color: Dark Brown
Nape Color: Brown
Throat Color: White
Cere color: Yellow

BODY

Length Range: 33-48 cm (13-19 in)
Weight: 419 g (14.8 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: White, Brown
Underparts: White with brown streaking.
Upperparts: Mottled dark brown.
Back Pattern: Solid, Scaled or Scalloped
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Soars on thermals., Several rapid shallow wing beats followed by glide.
Wingspan Range: 81-99 cm (32-39 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Large black and white bands.
Upper Tail: Black and white.
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Yellow

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