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Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)

Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)

About Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
  • Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

The gray hawk or Mexican goshawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina plagiata. The species was split by the American Ornithological Society (AOU) from the gray-lined hawk. The gray hawk is found from Costa Rica north into the southwestern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

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