Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

The gray hawk or Mexican goshawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina plagiata. The species was split by the American Ornithological Society (AOU) from the gray-lined hawk. The gray hawk is found from Costa Rica north into the southwestern United States.

Scientific name

Buteo plagiatus

Family

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

IUCN status

LC