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Broad-winged hawk migration Buteo platypterus
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| Scientific name | Buteo platypterus |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 85 cm |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 1,183,321 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q1075004 (CC0).
Migration in the data
1,183,321 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in August (about 43°N) and furthest south in January (about 9°N).
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9°N | 16% |
| February | 10°N | 14% |
| March | 14°N | 7% |
| April | 34°N | 1% |
| May | 42°N | 1% |
| June | 43°N | 1% |
| July | 43°N | 0% |
| August | 43°N | 0% |
| September | 40°N | 0% |
| October | 23°N | 3% |
| November | 9°N | 17% |
| December | 9°N | 14% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the broad-winged hawk
The broad-winged hawk is a medium-sized hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the Neotropics from Mexico south to southern Brazil. Other subspecies are all-year residents on Caribbean islands. As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. …
From the Wikipedia article “Broad-winged hawk” (revision 1380657115), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2480538&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.