Bird
Variable hawk
Buteo polyosoma · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsMay · Oct–Novmost records
Records117,612in 5 countries
Most seen inChile46,549 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Variable hawk in brief
The variable hawk (Buteo polyosoma) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 5 countries we cover it has 117,612 published records, most of them from Chile, Argentina and Peru. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, October and November.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Chile46,549 records · best Oct, Nov
Argentina29,769 records · best Oct, Jan
Peru19,498 records · best Jul, Aug
Ecuador18,748 records · best Jul, Nov
Bolivia3,048 records · best Sep, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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