Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,279
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The savanna hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina. There are also reports of it in California, from 1973 in Alameda County and from 1974 in San Diego County.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Savanna hawk”.