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Grey Hawk

Buteo plagiatus (Schlegel, H 1862)

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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Buteo
Scientific:
  Buteo plagiatus


Original description

Citation:
  (Schlegel, H 1862)

Reference:
   Mus. Hist. Nat. Pays-Bas Rev. Coll. livr.1 no.5 Asturinae p.1,2

Protonym:
  Asturina plagiata

Type locality:
  Vera Cruz, Mexico.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51481#page/406/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  943AA4FB1C994B08

Avibase ID:
  avibase-943AA4FB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/943AA4FB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824489

Geographic range:

  • Buteo plagiatus: lowlands of southwestern USA to northwestern Costa Rica
English:
Grey Hawk
Catalan:
Aligot gris septentrional
Czech:
káně popelavá
Danish:
Høgevåge
German:
Graubussard
Spanish:
Busardo gris norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Busardo Gris Norteño
Finnish:
tummaraitahaukka
French:
Buse grise
Croatian:
meksički škanjac
Icelandic:
Fölvákur
Italian:
Poiana grigia
Japanese (romaji):
minamihaiironosuri
Japanese:
ミナミハイイロノスリ
Dutch:
Grijze Buizerd
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sørgråvåk
Norwegian:
Nordgråvåk
Polish:
myszołowik popielaty
Portuguese:
bútio-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
bútio-cinzento
Russian:
Серый канюк
Slovak:
myšiak popolavý
Serbian:
Severni sivi mišar
Swedish:
gråvråk
Ukrainian:
канюк мексиканський
Chinese:
灰鵟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰鵟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Mexican Goshawk ( Asturina plagiata)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Asturina plagiata plagiata
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Buse grise ( Asturina plagiata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Gray Hawk ( Asturina plagiata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Gray Hawk (Gray-backed) ( Buteo nitidus plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Gray Hawk (Gray-backed) ( Buteo nitidus plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Gray Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Asturina nitida plagiata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey Hawk ( Asturina plagiata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey Hawk ( Asturina plagiata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey Hawk ( Buteo plagiatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Buteo nitidus plagiatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Buteo [nitidus or plagiatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bengali: হভমট চত঳াফাজ
Bengali (transliteration): mēṭē tisābāja*
Catalan: Aligot gris septentrional
Czech: káně popelavá
Danish: Høgevåge
German: Graubussard, Zweibindenbussard
English: Gray Hawk, Gray Hawk (Gray-backed), Grey Hawk, Mexican Goshawk
English, HBW: Grey Hawk
English (IOC): Grey Hawk
English (United States): Gray Hawk
Spanish: aguililla gris, Busardo Gris, Busardo gris norteño
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gavilán Gris
Spanish (Spain): Busardo Gris Norteño
Spanish (HBW): Gray Hawk
Spanish (Mexico): Aguililla Gris
Spanish (Panama): Gavilán Gris
Estonian: mehhiko hallviu
Finnish: tummaraitahaukka
French: Buse cendrée (grise), Buse grise
Croatian: meksički škanjac
Icelandic: Fölvákur
Italian: Poiana grigia
Japanese (romaji): haiironosuri, minamihaiironosuri
Japanese: ハイイロノスリ, ミナミハイイロノスリ
Scientific: Asturina nitida plagiata, Asturina nitida plagiatus, Asturina nitidus plagiatus, Asturina plagiata, Asturina plagiata micrus, Asturina plagiata plagiata, Asturina plagiatus, Buteo nitidus plagiata, Buteo nitidus plagiatus, Buteo plagiata, Buteo plagiatus, Buteo plagiatus plagiatus, Leucopternis plagiatus
Dutch: Grijze Buizerd, Mexicaanse Grijze Buizerd
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sørgråvåk
Norwegian: Gråvåk, Nordgråvåk
Polish: Myszołów pręgosterny, myszolowik ciemny, myszołowik ciemny, myszołowik popielaty, Myszołownik ciemny
Portuguese: bútio-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): bútio-cinzento
Russian: Серый канюк
Slovak: myšiak popolavý
Serbian: Severni sivi mišar, Sivi mišar
Swedish: gråvråk
Turkish: Gri şahin
Ukrainian: канюк мексиканський
Chinese: 灰鵟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰鵟

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