Great Black Hawk

Great Black Hawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Order	Accipitriformes
Sub-order	Accipitres
Family Information
Superfamily	Accipitroidea
Family	Accipitridae
Sub-family	Buteoninae
Genus Information
Genus	Buteogallus
Species Information
Species	B. urubitinga
Population statistics
Population	Unknown (2016 est.)[1]
Conservation status	Least concern[2]

The great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, and found over much of Latin America.

Description[edit]

The great black hawk is a moderately large, broad-winged bird; about 22 to 25 inches long, a wingspan of 45.3 to 53.2 inches, and weighs up to 21.1 to 49.3 ounces. Females are slightly larger than males. Overall, adult birds are brownish-black to black in color, offset by yellow legs and bill cere, and a broad white band on the tail. Juvenile birds are a dark brown above, a somewhat lighter brown below, and mottled with spots and streaks.

The call is described as a shrill "ooo-wheeeeee", in addition to a series of rapid-fire shrieks^[3].

Subspecies[edit]

• Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi; northern Mexican lowlands to western Panama
• Buteogallus urubitinga urubitinga; eastern Panama, to Amazon basin south to northern Argentina

References[edit]

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1. ↑ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22695827/93529071#population
2. ↑ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22695827/93529071
3. ↑ https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Buteogallus-urubitinga