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 allison71019
Oct 17, 2026
Cherry Hill Dr, Mosier, OR, US
byAllison St Clair
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Broad-winged Hawk observed by jhskevington
Oct 17, 2026
Hawk Cliff Rd, Central Elgin, ON, CA
byJeffrey H. Skevington
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Broad-winged Hawk observed by hunterdcm
Oct 17, 2026
Whitby, ON, CA
byHunter
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Broad-winged Hawk observed by dwverser
Oct 17, 2026
Galveston Island, Galveston, TX, US
byDon Verser
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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