Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-tailed Hawk, Red tailed Buzzard(!)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
45 - 54 cm
Wingspan: 114 - 139 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1837

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Chile (B).

From south-central Chile (�uble) and south-central Argentina (R��o Negro) south through Patagonia to Straits of Magellan.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010).

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and overgrazing since the introduction of sheep and cattle, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis) [XC53324]
by Dante Buzzetti from PN Lago Puelo-Cerro Plataforma, Chubut, Argentina (song)

Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis) [XC682290]
by Kevin Arriagada Stange from Porongo, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Long considered colour morph of Red-backed Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma). Alternatively a subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), with which forms superspecies. Some authors also including Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus), and Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus). Includes synonymous Buteo pictus.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis) - 10 files

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