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WoodlandPlatform nestLarge · 975 g
What the Common Black Hawk sounds like
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The adult common black-hawk is 43–53 cm (17–21 in) long and weighs 930 g (33 oz) on average. It has very broad wings, and is mainly black or dark gray. The short tail is black with a single broad white band and a white tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. The adults resemble zone-tailed hawks, but have fewer white bars on their tail and are larger in size. Sexes are similar, but immature birds are dark brown above with spotting and streaks. Their underparts are buff to whitish with dark blotches, and the tail has a number of black and white bars.
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When to see the Common Black Hawk
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Common Black Hawk
The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Cuba, French Guiana, St. Lucia.
About the Common Black Hawk
The common black hawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and vultures.
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Easily confused with
Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisThe savanna hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 845 g (29.8 oz).
Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaThe adult great black hawk is 56 to 64 centimetres (22 to 25 in) long and weighs 1.1 kilograms (2 lb 7 oz).
Slate-colored HawkButeogallus schistaceusIt is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long.
Side by side: Common Black Hawk vs Savanna Hawk · Common Black Hawk vs Great Black Hawk · Common Black Hawk vs Slate-colored Hawk
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