Species profile
Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
Quick answer
Ecorregión (Hernández et al. (1992): Western Ecuator moist forests (Wemf): Distrito Mikay y Awá; Northwester Andean montane forests (NAmf): Distrito Bosques Andinos Nariño occidental y Distrito Selva subanadina vertiente Pacífico-Cauca
- Scientific name
- Buteo polyosoma
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Buteo
Recording Variable Hawk in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Accipitridae
- African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
- African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)