Species Profile web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... The Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk is a dark chocolate brown, small hawk that measures approximately 39 centimeters (15.5 inches). It is smaller than the Buteo platypterus platypterus but larger than the Lesser Antillean subspecies.
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Species Profile web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... 09/08/1997 Puerto Rican Broad-Winged Hawk and Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens and Accipiter striatus venator) Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final...
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Broad-winged Hawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a small hawk of the Buteo genus. During the summer they are distributed over most of eastern North America, to as far west as the Alberta province a...
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There is a single mainland and 5 Caribbean subspecies of the Broad-winged Hawk. The subspecies endemic to Puerto Rico is endangered with a total population of about 100 birds...
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The Broad-winged Hawk has a large range, with a global estimate of 4,900,000 square kilometers. The bird is native to most of the Americas and has migrated to Argentina and Jamaica. It prefers a subtropical or tropical forest or plantations in which to reside. ... A subspecies of this hawk, generally found only in Puerto Rico,
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One subspecies of broad-winged hawk, the Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens) is protected as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
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The Broad-winged Hawk is a medium sized forest hawk that is brown above and light-reddish below, with white wing “linings” visible when in flight. The tail is black and white banded. It is 34 to 44 centimeters (13 to 17 inches) long, with an 85 to 100 centimeter (35 to 39 inches) wingspan. ... Puerto Rican Parrot...
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Notice of Availability of the Puerto Rican Broad-Winged Hawk and the Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned Hawk Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comments...
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In 1981, the International Council for Bird Preservation submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider the Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk as endangered (Federal Register, 1981). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that more data were required before taking...
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Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus ... Locally and possibly expending to the w U.S. Resident in the Antilles on Cuba and Puerto Rico and from Antigua s to Grenada and Tobago. Winters in s Florida, s Mexico, C. America, Antilles, and S. America s to Bolivia and s Brazil.
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