Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

The broad-winged hawk is a medium-sized hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the Neotropics from Mexico south to southern Brazil.

Broad-winged hawk with a snake at Pine Island State Forest, MN. Photo shared on Wikipedia by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region.
Broad-winged hawk with a snake at Pine Island State Forest, MN. Photo shared on Wikipedia by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region.
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Broad-winged Hawk observed by karl_cyr
Aug 12, 2026
Trouble St, Cummington, MA, US
byKarl Cyr
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Broad-winged Hawk observed by andrewcreese
Aug 12, 2026
Ch du Versant, Rigaud, QC, CA
byAndrew Creese
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Broad-winged Hawk observed by bryophyte_forest
Aug 12, 2026
Toll Bridge Rd, Eastport, ME, US
bybryophyte_forest
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Broad-winged Hawk observed by mephotogirl19
Aug 12, 2026
Bridgton, ME 04009, USA
bymephotogirl19
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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