Gray-lined hawk
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Buteo nitidus
Weight
378-660
13.3-23.3
goz
g oz 
Length
36-46
14.2-18.1
cminch
cm inch 
Wingspan
82-98
32.3-38.6
cminch
cm inch 

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus ) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from the gray hawk. The gray-lined hawk is found from El Salvador to Argentina, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

Appearance

The gray-lined hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 475 g (16.8 oz) average. The adult has a pale gray body, the tail is black with three white bands and the legs are orange. It has fine white barring on the upper parts.Immature birds have dark brown upperparts, a pale-banded brown tail, brown-spotted white underparts and a brown streaked buff head and neck. This species is quite short-winged, and has a fast agile flight for a Buteo.

Climate zones

Habits and Lifestyle

Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

It feeds mainly on lizards and snakes, but will also take small mammals, birds and frogs. It usually sits on an open high perch from which it swoops on its prey, but will also hunt from a low glide.

Mating Habits

MATING BEHAVIOR

The nest is of sticks and built high in a tree. The usual clutch is one to three, usually two white to pale blue eggs. The young take about 6 weeks to fledging.

Population

References

1. Gray-lined hawk Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray-lined_hawk
2. Gray-lined hawk on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22727766/168803943
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/704339

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