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Great Black Hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maine.January 42, February 34, March 41, April 81, May 201, June 150, July 120, August 100, September 96, October 76, November 38, December 36.
United States1,100
Maine1,016
Brazil751
Argentina571
Mexico483
Mato Grosso442
Santa Fe268
Peru219
Loreto157
Mato Grosso do Sul130

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusBlack Hawks and Allies · Buteogallus

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