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    • Buteo polyosoma
    • Buteo poecilochrous
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    • Variable Hawk

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What

Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma

Observer

ecobirding

Date

Dec 4, 2011

Description

Aguilucho (Español); Variable Hawk (English), Buteo polyosoma (Science)

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What

Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma

Observer

xenospingus

Date

Feb 6, 2012

Description

Large Variable Hawk, maybe female.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Variable Hawk (Buteo polyosoma) is a polymorphic species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is widespread and often common in open habitats in western and southern South America, including the Falkland Islands. Its taxonomy is disputed, with some splitting it into the widespread Red-backed Hawk (B. polyosoma) and the Puna Hawk (B. poecilochrous) of the central and north Andean highlands, but the differences between the two are unclear, and consequently recent authorities...

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.