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La Ceja, Colombia.

Buteo magnirostris magnirostris
(Roadside Hawk / Gavilán pollero)

The Roadside Hawk, which is found from northern Mexico south to Argentina, is one of the most widespread raptors of the neotropics. This species shows considerable geographic variation across its wide distribution, with 12 currently recognized subspecies.

The Roadside Hawk is so named due to its preference for the edges of forest. It feeds on a variety of small prey including reptiles and small mammals, but mainly feeds on insects.

neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...

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