Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus(Vieillot, LJP, 1823)
English (US) Broad-winged Hawk
The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 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 platypterus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Buteo platypterus platypterus
- Buteo platypterus cubanensis
- Buteo platypterus brunnescens
- Buteo platypterus insulicola
- Buteo platypterus rivierei
- Buteo platypterus antillarum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sparvius Platypterus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1823)
- Type locality
- Pennsylvania = Schuylkill River, ex Wilson.
- Original description
- Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 3 livr.93 p.1273
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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