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Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Busardo-negro Norte±o,
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Photo: J. Hornbuckle
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Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Busardo-negro Norte±o,
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Photo: J. Hornbuckle
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A black hawk with a short, black-and-white barred tail and very broad wings. Length: 43-52 cm.; weight: males 790 g., females 1,200 g. Audio (D. Von Gausig). Breeds from Arizona south to northern South America, and on St. Vincent and Cuba. Feeds on crabs and crayfish. Accidental in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: FALCONIFORMES; ACCIPITRIDAE; Accipitrinae |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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References Johnsgard, P.A. 1990. Hawks, eagles, and falcons of North America: Biology and natural history. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1994. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 2, New World vultures to guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Schnell, J. H. 1994. Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus). No. 122 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. http://srfs.wr.usgs.gov/pdf/BUANstrategy.pdf International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey: http://www.i-a-f.org/ Common Black-Hawk, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |