Most of what is known has been
               studied in the Floridian
               population...mainly eats birds.
          
         
         
            
               Asa Wright Nature Centre
            
               16Feb2018
          
         
            
               © Martha
               Fischer
            
               Macaulay
               Library
          
         
            
               Buteo means hawk (although
               in
the Old World this genus
               refers
to buzzards; brachyurus
               means
short tail. 
          
         
            
               © Jon C. Glase
            
               Courtship calls
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               Library