Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Buteo

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Buteo platypterus antillarum

Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and Grenada) to Tobago
Buteo platypterus brunnescens

Puerto Rico
Buteo platypterus cubanensis

Cuba
Buteo platypterus insulicola

Antigua (Lesser Antilles)
Buteo platypterus platypterus

breeds central and southern Canada to southern USA; winters to Brazil and Bolivia
Buteo platypterus rivierei

Lesser Antilles (Dominica, Martinique, and St. Lucia)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.