White-throated Hawk

The White-throated Hawk is a rather small Buteo, 42 to 45 centimeters long. It lives in the Andes mountains of South America and ranges down to the coast in the O'Higgins region of Chile, preferring wooded areas. It is closely related to the more widely distributed Short-tailed Hawk and was formerly considered conspecific with it. The White-throated Hawk differs in having a longer tail and no dark morph. It also shows plumage differences such as brown streaks on the breast and belly, and a blackish tail with barely visible darker bands.

The White-throated Hawk is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS OF THE WHITE-THROATED HAWK (BUTEO ALBIGULA)IN CHILE EDUARDO F. PAVEZ Journal of Raptor Research: 34(2): June 2000: 143-147. Flights of White-throated Hawks (Buteo albigula) were monitored from two mountains in central Chile (33°24′S, 70°28′W, 33°22′S, 70°21′W) in 1987-88 and 1996-98 and the data were augmented with observations from 1990-98 in several areas of Chile. More

White-throated Hawk nests were platforms made of dry and green sticks located at a mean height of 16 m above the ground in Nothofagus trees that averaged 0.8 m in diameter at breast height. BIOLOGIA REPRODUCTIVA Y CARACTERISTICAS DE LOS SITIOS DE NIDIFICACION DEL AGUI- LUCHO ANDINO (BUTEO ALBIGULA) EN EL NOROESTE DE LA PATAGONIA ARGENTINA RESUMEN. More

The White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. In British usage it would be called a buzzard rather than a true hawk. The White-throated Hawk is a rather small Buteo, 42 to 45 centimeters long. It lives in the Andes mountains of South America and ranges down to the coast in the O'Higgins region of Chile, preferring wooded areas. More

* Short-tailed Hawk: The White-throated Hawk differs in having a longer tail and no dark morph. It also shows plumage differences such as brown streaks on the breast and belly, and a blackish tail with barely visible darker bands. More