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WoodlandPlatform nestLarge · 1.2 kg
What the Great Black Hawk sounds like
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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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When to see the Great Black Hawk
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Great Black Hawk
The map shades 21 countries with regular records, and 1 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 United States.
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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Easily confused with
Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisThe savanna hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 845 g (29.8 oz).
Slate-colored HawkButeogallus schistaceusIt is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long.
Cuban Black HawkButeogallus gundlachiiThe species has an average body length of 53 cm (21 in).
Side by side: Common Black Hawk vs Great Black Hawk · Great Black Hawk vs Savanna Hawk · Great Black Hawk vs Slate-colored Hawk · Cuban Black Hawk vs Great Black Hawk
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