Roadside hawk / Wegebussard (Buteo magnirostris)

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Roadside hawk. 2020-02-19 10.02.22 Panama
Classification: Genus Hawks (Buteo); Subfamily Buteoninae; Family Accipitridae
We saw this on the Pipeline Road near Gamboa, Panama - see tiger heron for more on that.
General: The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in America. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo.[2] [more]

First documented observation : 2018-02-07 in Guatemala.

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Tikal roadside hawk. 2018-02-07 12.31.44 Guatemala