Grey Hawk
Buteo plagiatus(Schlegel, H, 1862)
English (US) Gray Hawk
UK name: Grey Hawk
The Grey Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) 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.
Range: lowlands of southwestern USA to northwestern Costa RicaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Buteo plagiatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Hawk
- English (UK)
- Grey Hawk
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Asturina plagiata
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1862)
- Type locality
- Vera Cruz, Mexico.
- Original description
- Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement livr.1 no.5 Asturinae p.1,2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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