Gray × Red-Shouldered Hawk
Buteo plagiatus × lineatus
English
The gray hawk (Buteo plagiatus) or Mexican goshawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina plagiata. The species was split by the American Ornithological Society (AOU) from the gray-lined hawk. The gray hawk is found from Costa Rica north into the southwestern United States. The gray hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 475 g (16.8 oz) on average. The adult has a pale gray body, the tail is black with three white bands and the legs are orange. It is a solid, unpatterned gray on the upper parts. Immature birds have dark brown upperparts, a pale-banded brown tail, brown-spotted white underparts and a brown streaked buff head and neck. This species is quite short-winged, and has a fast agile flight for a Buteo. The call is a shrill whistled kleee-ooo. The gray hawk feeds mainly on lizards and snakes, but will also take small mammals, birds and frogs. It usually sits on an open high perch from which it swoops on its prey, but will also hunt from a low glide. The nest is of sticks and built high in a tree. The usual clutch is one to three, usually two white to pale blue eggs. The young take about 6 weeks to fledging.
Français · Buteo plagiatus × lineatus
La Buse grise est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Accipitridae, autrefois considérée comme une sous-espèce de la Buse cendrée.
Español · Busardo gris norteño × pechirrojo
La aguililla gris, halcón gris, gavilán gris o azor mexicano es una pequeña ave de presa perteneciente a la familia Accipitridae, a veces se le coloca en el género Asturina como Asturina plagiata. La especie fue separada por la Sociedad Americana de Ornitología del Buteo nitidus. El gavilán gris se distribuye desde el norte de Costa Rica hasta el suroeste de los Estados Unidos.
Русский · Buteo plagiatus × lineatus
Buteo plagiatus (лат.) — вид птиц из семейства ястребиных. Подвидов не выделяют.
العربية · Buteo plagiatus × lineatus
الباز المكسيكي أو الحميمق الأشهب هو طائر جارح صغير يوجد في الأرض المفتوحة وفي حواف الغابات. يصنّف أحيانًا ضمن جنس Asturina باسم Asturina plagiata. توجد البيزان المكسيكية من كوستاريكا شمالًا إلى جنوب غرب الولايات المتحدة.
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