Bird
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsApr–May · Sepmost records
Records1,175,179in 19 countries
Most seen inUnited States816,847 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Broad-winged Hawk in brief
The broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 1,175,179 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Costa Rica. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and September and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States816,847 records · best May, Apr
Canada193,529 records · best May, Sep
Costa Rica64,669 records · best Mar, Jan
Colombia48,075 records · best Nov, Jan
Panama23,733 records · best Oct, Mar
Honduras4,755 records · best Oct, Apr
Guatemala4,692 records · best Oct, Mar
Grenada3,464 records · best Feb, May
Nicaragua2,677 records · best Mar, Oct
Cuba2,525 records · best Mar, Feb
Saint Lucia2,304 records · best Mar, Feb
El Salvador2,067 records · best Oct, Mar
Trinidad and Tobago2,027 records · best Jan, Dec
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,525 records · best May, Mar
Dominica1,506 records · best Mar, Apr
Antigua and Barbuda745 records · best Mar, Jan
Saint Kitts and Nevis29 records · best Jul, May
Dominican Republic9 records · best Mar, Nov
Barbados1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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