White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
40 - 48 cm
Wingspan: 84 - 102 cm

First Described (Guide)
Philippi, 1899

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,700 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia south to central Chile and west-central Argentina.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula) [XC107893]
by Astrid Wessels from Refugio Neumeyer, Valle Challhuaco, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina (call)

White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula) [XC48444]
by Frank Lambert from Base hacia el refugio Otto Mailing, PN Nahuel Huapi, Rio Negro, Argentina (whistle)

Subspecies
Higher altitude representative of Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus), with which forms superspecies, and in which present species is sometimes included, but no hybridization reported, despite possible range overlap.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula) - 10 files

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