Great Black Hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga - Buse urubu

Buse urubu
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Accipitridés

  • Genus
    :

    Buteogallus

  • Species
    :

    urubitinga

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1788

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 64 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 120 à 137 cm.
  • Weight
    : 900 à 1300 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Buse urubu
adult
Buse urubu
Second

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Buteogallus urubitinga urubitinga (e Panama to n Argentina)
  • Buteogallus urubitinga ridgwayi (Mexico to w Panama)

Foreign names

  • Buse urubu,
  • Busardo urubitinga,
  • gavião-preto,
  • Schwarzbussard,
  • fekete rákászölyv,
  • Zwarte Arendbuizerd,
  • Poiana nera maggiore,
  • större svartvråk,
  • Svartvåk,
  • myšiak vodný,
  • káně velká,
  • Stor Sortvåge,
  • isomustahaukka,
  • aligot negre gros,
  • urubitinga czarna,
  • Мексиканский крабовый канюк,
  • オオクロノスリ,
  • 大黑鸡鵟,
  • större svartvråk,
  • 大黑雞鵟,

Voice song and call

Buse urubu
immature

Habitat

Buse urubu
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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