Grey-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Gray-lined Hawk
UK name: Grey-lined Hawk
The Grey-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Buteo nitidus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-lined Hawk
- English (UK)
- Grey-lined Hawk
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Buteo nitidus blakei
- Buteo nitidus nitidus
- Buteo nitidus pallidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco nitidus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.41
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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