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Broad-winged Hawk - (Buteo platypterus) Audio
Identification
- Medium-sized hawk of the woodland
- Brown above, reddish below
- Tail has broad dark and light bands
- 16" (41 cm.)
Habitat Additional Information
- Abundant migrant, common summer
resident northern WI, uncommon summer resident farther south - Has been found on the KVR in breeding
season - Call is a high thin whistle on one note
- Eats toads (WBBA)
- Sometimes migrate in large soaring flocks
known as "kettles"
Comparable Species | ![Broad-winged Hawk (photo by Dan Jackson) Broad-winged Hawk perched in tree](/Images/Birds/BroadwingHawk_500_Jackson.jpg)
![Broad-winged Hawk (photo by Jack Bartholmai) Broad-winged Hawk on a branch](/Images/Birds/BroadwingHawk_500_Bartholma.jpg)
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