About the Great Black Hawk
The great black hawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures.
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The adult great black hawk is 56 to 64 centimetres (22 to 25 in) long and weighs 1.1 kilograms (2 lb 7 oz). It resembles the common black hawk, but is larger with a different call and tail pattern. It has very broad wings, and is mainly black. The short tail is white with a broad black tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. The sexes are similar, but immature birds are dark brown above with spotting and streaks. Their underparts are buff with dark spots, and the tail has a number of black and dusky bars. The call of the great black hawk is a distinctive piping ooo-wheeeeee.
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What the Great Black Hawk sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisThe savanna hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 845 g (29.8 oz).
Cuban Black HawkButeogallus gundlachiiThe species has an average body length of 53 cm (21 in).
Rufous Crab HawkButeogallus aequinoctialisThe rufous crab hawk is 42.5 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in overall length with a 90 to 106 cm (35 to 42 in) wingspan.
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