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Great Black Hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Great Black Hawk

The Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) 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
Buteogallus urubitinga
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Great Black Hawk
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Falco Urubitinga
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
northeastern Brazil.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.265

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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