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Gray-lined Hawk
Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Birds of prey & vultures

Gray-lined Hawk

Buteo nitidus (Latham, 1790)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGray-lined Hawk
DutchGrijsgestreepte Buizerd
SpanishAguililla gris meridional
Chinese灰纹𫛭
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameButeo nitidus (Latham, 1790)

About this species

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from the gray hawk. The gray-lined hawk is found from El Salvador to Argentina, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusButeo

In Suriname

990Records in Suriname
26iNaturalist observations
1840First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini296
  • Paramaribo207
  • Commewijne191
  • Para138
  • Brokopondo67
  • Nickerie17
  • Saramacca10
  • Wanica7
  • Coronie6
  • Marowijne4

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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