Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

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The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a small hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the neotropics from Mexico down to southern Brazil. Other subspecies are all-year residents on Caribbean islands. As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. Broad-winged Hawks' wings are relatively short and broad with a tapered,...

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  1. (c) Pablo Lèautaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pablo Lèautaud, http://www.flickr.com/photos/98478281@N00/3471448575
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteo_platypterus

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