C/S:   Roadside Hawk
    Buteo magnirostris
     
Av. Size:   15 in (28 cm)
     
Sounds:   drawn out screech: rreeeaew or meeahhh (Howell/Webb)
     
Identifying Characteristics:   brown and white underparts, eyes yellow in color
     
Similar to/Compare with:   Broad-winged Hawk has shorter tail with underparts marked differently than RH
     
Range:   Mexico, Brazil, Northern Argentina
     
Habitat:   the periphery of forests, cleared areas with some clumps of trees remaining
     
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