Harris's hawk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Harris's hawk lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Parabuteo unicinctus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Mass	50 g (birth weight); 690 g (male organism, adult weight); 998 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Harris's hawk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Harris's hawk in 17 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America. In Peru it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Harris's hawk?

Wikidata records the following for the Harris's hawk: mass 50 g (birth weight); 690 g (male organism, adult weight); 998 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Harris's hawk endangered?

The Harris's hawk’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Harris's hawk?

The Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Parabuteo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Harris's hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. It contains two subspecies, the Harris's hawk (P. u. harrisi) and the bay-winged hawk (P. u. unicinctus). The species is also occasionally referred to as the dusky hawk and known in Latin America as the peuco.

Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Harris's hawks' social nature has been attributed to their intelligence, which makes them easy to train and has made them a popular bird for use in falconry.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Harris's hawk (revision 1380683580), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q742698 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).