Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

The Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is a 496 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

496 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

21

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