Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Other Names (World)
Harris's Hawk, Bay-winged Hawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
45 - 59 cm
Wingspan: 92 - 121 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From 1,000 - 1,900 m, occasionally to 3,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B), USA (B), Venezuela.

Unknown to Panama, Suriname (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 400,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) [XC376776]
by Manuel Grosselet from El Ocotal, Timilpan, Estado de M\u00e9xico, Mexico (call)

Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) [XC755248]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Imbabura: Lago San Pablo, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Population of south-western USA and north-western Mexico has been recognized as distinct subspecies, superior, but not generally accepted.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

harrisi (Audubon, 1837) - South-western USA (southern California to Texas) through Mexico and Central America (except Belize and Honduras) to drier Pacific slope regions of western Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
unicinctus (Temminck, 1824) - North-eastern Colombia and western Venezuela south through eastern Bolivia and central and north-eastern Brazil (Maranh�o and Cear�) to southern Argentina (R��o Negro) and south-central Chile (Ais�n).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Harriss Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) - 10 files

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