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Savanna Hawk
Francesco Veronesi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Birds of prey & vultures

Savanna Hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis (Latham, 1790)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSavanna Hawk
DutchSavannebuizerd
SpanishGavilán cangrejero colorado
Chinese草原鸡𫛭
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameButeogallus meridionalis (Latham, 1790)

About this species

The savanna hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina. There are also reports of it in California, from 1973 in Alameda County and from 1974 in San Diego County.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusButeogallus

In Suriname

715Records in Suriname
25iNaturalist observations
1921First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo233
  • Nickerie151
  • Commewijne142
  • Para61
  • Sipaliwini35
  • Wanica30
  • Saramacca25
  • Brokopondo16
  • Coronie10

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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