The roadside hawk is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Falco magnirostris
Type locality:
Cayenne.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2896882
Avibase ID:
C39CC0F2B0D88669
Avibase ID:
avibase-C39CC0F2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C39CC0F2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824120
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Buse à gros bec ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Buse à gros bec ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Buteo magnirostris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Buteo magnirostris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Buteo magnirostris [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Roadside Hawk ( Buteo magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Roadside Hawk ( Rupornis magnirostris) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rupornis magnirostris [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rupornis magnirostris [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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