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Buteo platypterus or Buteo jamaicensis
Is a raptor that curiously we found in the gardens of a butterfly nursery in Guatemala, close to Antigua. I am not entirely sure of the ID but these were the closest I could find. El adulto mide de 34 a 45 cm, pesa de 265 a 560 g y una envergadura alar de 8 a 10 dm. Como en la mayoría de las rapaces, la hembra es ligeramente más grande que el macho.
Tropical rain forest Central America.
Pic making shared between my friend Victor and I.
Spotted on Jun 3, 2006
Submitted on Jun 12, 2011
