Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Buteogallus
eBird Code
comblh1

Vocalizations

Chris (CP) and Pamela (PP) Pipes · CC0_1_0
Aitor · CC_BY_4_0
Cody Stricker · CC_BY_4_0
Cole Wolf · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus

    southwestern USA to northern South America, including Cancún, Cozumel, islands in Gulf of Honduras, St. Vincent (southern Lesser Antilles), and Trinidad

  • Buteogallus anthracinus bangsi

    Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama; Pearl Islands

  • Buteogallus anthracinus rhizophorae

    Pacific coast of El Salvador and Honduras

  • Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis

    Pacific coast of Colombia, Ecuador, and far northern Peru

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.