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 kekebird56
Sep 1, 2026
St. Louis County, MN, USA
bykekebird56
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
petite buse observed by photosdanielle
Sep 1, 2026
Municipalité de Bolton-Est, QC, Canada
byDanielle Pitre
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
petite buse observed by photosdanielle
Sep 1, 2026
Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, QC J0E 2E0, Canada
byDanielle Pitre
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Broad-winged Hawk observed by boreal_brown
Sep 1, 2026
Trans-Labrador Hwy, Division No. 10, Subdivision A, NL, CA
byKayla Brown
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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