Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,725
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or (outside North America) "buzzard". The white-throated hawk (B. albigula) is a close relative and was formerly included in the species B. brachyurus.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Short-tailed hawk”.