Buteo jamaicensis Thirteen subspecies are recognized by AviList (2025), seven of which occur south of the United States. The others are: alascensis of southeast Alaska and southwest Canada, harlani of central Alaska and northwest Canada, calurus of western North America, borealis of eastern North America, fuertesi of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, and […]
[FLAMMULATED OWL]
Psiloscops flammeolus Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: This species has been re-assigned from Otus to monotypic genus Psiloscops based on genetic, vocal, and morphological considerations (Wink et al 2009, Chesser et al 2013). No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Comments: There are three reports, two of which seem quite likely to be of this species, […]
COOPER’S HAWK
ASTUR cooperii Status: Fairly common, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12499, 17 May 1909 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Due to paraphyly in the genus Accipiter as revealed by genetic studies (Catanach et al 2024), four genera were split, including Astur, which comprises nine […]
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
Buteo platypterus PLATYPTERUS Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Rare regular breeder southeast, rare casual central. Fairly common regular fall migrant east and central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7669, 29 Apr 1917 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized, five in the Caribbean and one, platypterus, in North America, wintering […]
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
Buteo lineatus lineatus Status: Rare regular resident southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12519, 15 Jan 1941 Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): alleni of south-central Texas to North Carolina and northern Florida, extimus of south Florida and the Florida Keys, texanus from south Texas to southeast Mexico, elegans […]
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
Accipiter striatus velox Status: Uncommon, locally common, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual breeder north. Uncommon regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12494, 23 Aug 1908 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: AviList (2025) recognizes 10 subspecies throughout the Americas, two of these in North America, perobscurus of Queen Charlotte Is, British Columbia, […]