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Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Status.
Category E*
Native Range
North and South America. South-western USA and central America and a different race colloquially known as "Bay-winged Hawk" in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, south to Argentina and on the western seabord of Chile.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN atlas has 1,456 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
A popular bird with falconers and a frequent escape which can survive in the wild for many years and is often loyal to an area. A few birds breed in the wild and it often hybridises with Common Buzzard.
