Broad-winged Hawk

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Broad-winged Hawk -
(Buteo platypterus)

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Identification

Medium-sized hawk of the woodland
Brown above, reddish below
Tail has broad dark and light bands
16" (41 cm.)

Habitat

Forests, woodlands

Additional Information

Abundant migrant, common summer
resident northern WI, uncommon
summer resident farther south
Has been found on the KVR in breeding
season
Call is a high thin whistle on one note
Eats toads (WBBA)
Sometimes migrate in large soaring flocks
known as "kettles"

Comparable Species

Red-tailed Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk perched in tree

Broad-winged Hawk on a branch

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us