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Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

The Broad-winged Hawk is a medium-sized bird of prey with broad wings and a short tail. They are known for their beautiful soaring flight and can often be seen in the sky during migration.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Broad-winged Hawk is a small, stocky raptor with broad, pointed wings and a short tail. It has a brown back and a white underside with rusty-red barring. Its tail shows distinctive broad dark and white bands.

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Broad-winged Hawk

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Broad-winged Hawks build cozy stick nests high up in forest trees.

Their migration groups, called kettles, can contain tens of thousands of birds!

They often hunt from a hidden perch, swooping down with amazing surprise!

This hawk has a unique, high-pitched whistle call, not a typical screech.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Thermal Rider

Broad-winged Hawks can soar effortlessly on rising air currents because this ability helps them conserve energy during long migrations.

Fähigkeit

Keen Vision

Broad-winged Hawks have super sharp eyesight that helps them spot tiny prey, like mice, from high in the trees.

Fähigkeit

Powerful Talons

Broad-winged Hawks have strong, sharp talons that help them grasp and hold onto slippery prey like snakes and frogs.

Maße und Details

Länge
34-44 cm
Flügelspannweite
81-100 cm
Gewicht
0.265-0.56 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-16 Jahre
Top Speed
64 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
28-31 Tage
Zugstrecke
7000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile hunters primarily eat small mammals, amphibians, and large insects from forest habitats.

Hauptnahrung

  • Voles
  • Mice
  • Frogs
  • Toads
  • Snakes
  • Large insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

A primary food source.

hunts

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

Often catches these amphibians.

hunts

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Preys on these small reptiles.

shelters

White Oak

Quercus alba

Nests in tall deciduous trees.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Owl sometimes preys on nestlings.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Broad-winged Hawk?

34-44 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Broad-winged Hawk?

81-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Broad-winged Hawk?

0.265-0.56 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Broad-winged Hawk?

10-16 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Broad-winged Hawk?

64 km/h

Was frisst Broad-winged Hawk?

These agile hunters primarily eat small mammals, amphibians, and large insects from forest habitats.

Wo findet man Broad-winged Hawk normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Broad-winged Hawk?

Ambush

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