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Roadside hawk

Buteo magnirostris

Description:

This is surely the most common buteo, and the most encountered bird of prey in Bolivia. Its common name came from its habit of wait its prey from trees along the road and other open areas.

Habitat:

All the habitats in low lands, and montane forest up to 2700 meters high

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6 Comments

geertvd
geertvd 11 years ago

Beautiful! I've been to La Paz, but I was too busy being sick, so I didn't see any hawks there...

carlos.velazco
carlos.velazco 11 years ago

Muy buena foto!

OscarBordon
OscarBordon 11 years ago

Hermosa fotografía!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Great shot :)

tibiprada
tibiprada 11 years ago

muy buena ...Congrats

kozoga
kozoga 11 years ago

Muy buena captura. Enhorabuena y un saludo.

MauricioPacheco
Spotted by
MauricioPacheco

Municipio Coroico, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia

Spotted on Sep 13, 2010
Submitted on Sep 13, 2012

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