Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Hawk Like

Length: 21 in. (53 cm )

Found primarily along forested water ways, rivers and swamps, this hawk feeds on frogs, fish, snakes and crabs and occasionally small mammals and insects. The large, bulky stick nest is placed in the high crotch of a cottonwood, sycamore or mesquite tree. In the desert southwest, this hawk spends considerable time sitting in the shade of tall canopy trees. It is most obvious when it soars during warm parts of the day high overhead.

The four-digit banding code is CBHA.

Male | Robert Shantz

Aerial

Riparian / River forest

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Bird Sound Type: Twittering
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Common Black Hawk
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
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Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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