Roadside Hawk
In flight, the relatively long tail and
disproportionately short wings are
distinctive...12 subspecies.
disproportionately short wings are
distinctive...12 subspecies.
Rupornis magnirostris
(L 12-16" Wt 9.7-10.6 oz)
Chan Chich Lodge area
11Mar2019
© David L.
Ross, Jr
Ross, Jr
Macaulay
Library
Library
Rupornis in Latin means rock
bird; magnirostris in Latin
means large billed.
bird; magnirostris in Latin
means large billed.
Roadside hawks are the most common
hawk in the neotropics and like our Red-
tailed Hawk live around man as well as in
wild places.(Don Stap)
hawk in the neotropics and like our Red-
tailed Hawk live around man as well as in
wild places.(Don Stap)
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