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Buteo polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes print version
Red-backed hawk Buse tricolore Busardo dorsirrojo Rotrückenbussard
Migration: partial austral migrant

Verbreitungskarte von Buteo polyosoma In Bolivia, birds in valleys may be permanent residents, while those in Puna may be migrants from S. During austral winter, birds from Chilean Andes and Patagonia move N to subtropical lowlands of N & E Argentina, Paraguay and perhaps Uruguay. Formerly thought to be only a migrant to Colombia, but recently reported nesting there.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)


Regions: South America
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)