Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo albonotatus Kaup, 1847

746 gWeight

The zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus) is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Mexico, Costa Rica

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Zone-tailed Hawk has been recorded at 644 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 21 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Chichicaxtle – Observatorio de Aves Rapaces Dr. Mario A. RamosMexico2,143 records
Anza Trail – TubacUnited States2,039 records
Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States1,909 records

More places

Hotel BienvenidoMexico1,829 records
Salineño Wildlife PreserveUnited States1,362 records
Madera Canyon – Santa Rita LodgeUnited States1,077 records
Santa Margarita Ranch (LTC 079)United States1,075 records
Madera Canyon – Proctor Rd.United States931 records
Patagonia Lake SP – Birding TrailUnited States788 records
Patagonia-Sonoita Creek PreserveUnited States693 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Mexico Costa Rica Panama Trinidad & Tobago Honduras Venezuela Colombia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus) is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It is somewhat similar in plumage and flight style to a common scavenger, the turkey vulture, and may benefit from being able to blend into groups of vultures. It feeds on small terrestrial tetrapods of all kinds.

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Questions

How big is the Zone-tailed Hawk?

The Zone-tailed Hawk weighs around 746 g.

Where does the Zone-tailed Hawk live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America, South America: southwestern USA to Paraguay. It is most often recorded in United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.