Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteogallus
Species: anthracinus
Common Black-Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) is a medium-sized (53 cm) hawk that is dark gray to black in color with a distinctive white band across the tail and white tail tip. Most of the population is in Central America, but their range extends into southern New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Utah where they live near water. They primarily eat frogs, fish, crabs, and reptiles, but are opportunistic feeders.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 68
Number of Mapped Locations: 79
Number of Observations: 113
Observation date range: 05-04-1933 to 08-03-2012
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)