Gray-lined Hawk

Buteo nitidus

The gray-lined hawk 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.

Scientific name

Buteo nitidus

Family

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

IUCN status

LC