Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

The Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) is an 850 g scrub bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

850 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

20

Recorded in United States, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (Argentina); Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (Argentina); Estero Mantagua (Chile); Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa · Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla (Peru); Posada El Gallo (Venezuela).

Photo: (c) Ezequiel Vera, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist