Short-tailed Hawk

What the Short-tailed Hawk sounds like

Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz · Call · Valle Fresco Hermandad Gallega, Venezuela · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Short-tailed Hawk

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Short-tailed Hawk

The map shades 21 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Short-tailed Hawk

The short-tailed hawk is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or "buzzard". The white-throated hawk is a close relative and was formerly included in the species B. brachyurus.

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Easily confused with

Ferruginous HawkButeo regalisThis is the largest of the North American Buteos and is often mistaken for an eagle due to its size, proportions, and behavior. Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusThe zone-tailed hawk is a fairly large but slender Buteo hawk. Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusThe jackal buzzard is one of the two larger Buteo species native to Africa, alongside its close cousin, the augur buzzard.