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BROAD-WINGED HAWK – Pura Vida Birds and Birding – Reflections of the Pure World


@ Virgin de Socorro, Alajuela, Costa Rica

BROAD-WINGED HAWK(Species Account Weblog #94)

TAXONOMIC TREE:  

  • ORDER: Accipitriformes,
  • FAMILY: Accipitridae,
  • BINOMIAL NAME: Buteo platypterus

The Broad-winged Hawk is a moderately small, compact hawk; concerning the measurement of Pink-shouldered Hawk, smaller than Pink-tailed Hawk. Adults are strong brown above, barred reddish-brown beneath with daring black-and-white tail bands. Immatures comparable, however with blotchier markings beneath and skinny, diffuse tail bands. Distinctive form in flight: notice the brief tail, straight forefront of wing, and bulging secondaries in flight. (from Birds of the World)

@ San Joaquin River NWR – Mohler Tract, San Joaquin County, CA

Mild-morph grownup most just like grownup Pink-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), however the Pink-shouldered has rufous shoulders, longer legs, black-and-white bars on remiges, and extra white bands on tail; in flight, Pink-shouldered additionally seems to carry its wings stretched ahead (not flat and perpendicular to the physique as in Broad-winged Hawk), and its wingtips are much less pointed than within the Broad-winged.

Broad-winged Hawk (left) vs Pink-shouldered Hawk (proper)
Broad-winged Hawk Distribution Map (from Birds of the World)

In Costa Rica we noticed a Broad-winged Hawk at El Toucanet Lodge Capay de Dota and at Virgen del Socorro close to San Martin.


**A few of these Picture Gallery photographs (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by nations.

@ San Joaquin River NWR – Mohler Tract, San Joaquin County, CA
@ San Joaquin River NWR – Mohler Tract, San Joaquin County, CA
@ San Joaquin River NWR – Mohler Tract, San Joaquin County, CA
@ San Joaquin River NWR – Mohler Tract, San Joaquin County, CA

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