Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Buteogallus

Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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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

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.