Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus
Overview
The Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) is a species of hawk (family Accipitridae) in the order Accipitriformes of bird (class Aves).
Description
A smallish raptor with smooth pale gray plumage, barred underparts, broad rounded wings, a hooked beak, and yellow legs. The sexes are similar in coloration.
Range
Found from southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in the United States, south to the northern part of Costa Rica in Central America.
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Observed
United States
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Accipitriformes
- Family: Accipitridae
- Genus: Buteo
- Species: Buteo plagiatus
- Genus: Buteo
- Family: Accipitridae
- Order: Accipitriformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Buteo
Buteo augur
Buteo platypterus
Buteo buteo
Buteo japonicus
Buteo regalis
Buteo trizonatus
Buteo galapagoensis
Buteo plagiatus
Buteo nitidus
Buteo solitarius
Buteo refectus
Buteo rufofuscus
Buteo rufinus
Buteo brachypterus
Buteo oreophilus
Buteo auguralis
Buteo lineatus
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo ridgwayi
Buteo lagopus
Buteo ventralis
Buteo brachyurus
Buteo socotraensis
Buteo swainsoni
Buteo hemilasius
Buteo albigula
Buteo albonotatus
