short-tailed hawk
buteo brachyurus latin

There are great white herons here and short-tailed hawks and flamingos.

Migrant raptors include short-tailed hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, merlins, peregrine falcons and swallow-tailed kites, while bald eagles and ospreys nest in the park.

However short-tailed hawks ("Buteo brachyurus") [48] and possibly American kestrels ("Falco sparverius") prey on adult Bachman's sparrows.

Short-tailed hawks breed in the tropical and subtropical Americas from southeastern Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America to northern Mexico, as well as in southern Florida, USA.

The Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures.

However short-tailed hawks ("Buteo brachyurus") [48] and possibly American kestrels ("Falco sparverius") prey on adult Bachman's sparrows.