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Common Black Hawk
Gonzalo Zepeda Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Birds of prey & vultures

Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus (Deppe, 1830)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Black Hawk
DutchZwarte Buizerd
SpanishAguililla Negra Menor
Chinese黑鸡𫛭
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameButeogallus anthracinus (Deppe, 1830)

About this species

The common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and vultures.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusButeogallus

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1846First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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