Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus) Science Article 1 abstract On 23 April 1876, near Fort Bayard, Grant County, New Mexico, Frank Stephens collected two sets of eggs that he identified as those of the Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus). Through the years this identification has been accepted without question, but my recent study of the matter suggests […]
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Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteo nitidus | [authority] Latham, 1790 | [UK] Grey Hawk | [FR] Buse cendree | [DE] Zweibinden-Bussard | [ES] aguililla gris | [NL] Grijze Buizerd Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Buteo are broad-winged, broad-tailed hawks, Well adapted for soaring. The bill, legs and talons are […]