Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Harris's Hawk
The Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) 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
- Parabuteo unicinctus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Harris's Hawk
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
- Parabuteo unicinctus unicinctus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco unicinctus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Vicinity of Rio Grande, near Boa Vista, Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.53, vol.1 pl.313
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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