Buteo platypterus
Broad-winged Hawk Photo
by Wendy Perrone
Buteo platypterus
AKA: Broad-winged buzzard
SIZE: 13 to 19 inches
WINGSPAN: 32 to 39 inches
FLIGHT SPEED: 20 to 40 MPH
FEEDING HABITS: Usually hunts from perch. Eats mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, earthworms, spiders, and insects.
IDENTIFICATION: Broad black and white tail bands. Black border along tip and trailing edge of wings. Brown head and back. Underparts pale with reddish-brown barring on adult bird and streaking on the juvenile.
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Hear the broad-wing's call
