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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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:
Streaked
Crown Color:
Brown
Forehead Color:
Dark Brown
Nape Color:
Brown
Throat Color:
White
Cere color:
Yellow
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BODY
Length Range:
33-48 cm (13-19 in)
Weight:
419 g (14.8 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X