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Harris's Hawk
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species of bird
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Harris's Hawk, scientifically known as *Parabuteo unicinctus*, is a species of bird belonging to the class Aves. It is a member of the genus *Parabuteo* and has been given several common names, including gwalch Harris, Wüstenbussard, and Busardo mixto. The species is named after Edward Harris.
This hawk has a wingspan of 1.1 and a mass of 997.7. Its taxonomic range includes Brazil, South America, and Africa. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2024.
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Least ConcernHarris's Hawk
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Encyclopedic overview
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly also known as the bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, and known in Latin America as the peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil.
The name is derived from the Greek para, meaning beside, near or like, and the Latin buteo, referring to a kind of buzzard; uni meaning once; and cinctus meaning girdled, referring to the white band at the tip of the tail. John James Audubon gave this bird its English name in honor of his ornithological companion, financial supporter, and friend Edward Harris.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harris's Hawk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.