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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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Thermal Rider

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

Habilidad

Keen Vision

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

Habilidad

Powerful Talons

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
34-44 cm
Envergadura
81-100 cm
Peso
0.265-0.56 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-16 años
Top Speed
64 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
2-5
Incubación
28-31 días
Distancia de migración
7000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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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Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Broad-winged Hawk?

34-44 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Broad-winged Hawk?

81-100 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Broad-winged Hawk?

0.265-0.56 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Broad-winged Hawk?

10-16 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Broad-winged Hawk?

64 km/h

¿Qué come Broad-winged Hawk?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Broad-winged Hawk?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Broad-winged Hawk?

Ambush

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