Listen to the Harris's hawk
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About the Harris's hawk
The Harris's hawk is a bird in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 110 cm and weigh around 690 g.
What does the Harris's hawk sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as pabuteo and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Parabuteo unicinctus is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. It contains two subspecies, the Harris's hawk (P. u. harrisi) and the bay-winged hawk (P. u. unicinctus). The species is also occasionally referred to as the dusky hawk and known in Latin America as the peuco.
Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Harris's hawks' social nature has been attributed to their intelligence, which makes them easy to train and has made them a popular bird for use in falconry.
More from the family Accipitridae
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian goshawk
Astur gentilis
Black kite
Milvus migrans
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Eurasian griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
Red kite
Milvus milvus
Hen harrier
Circus cyaneus
Short-toed snake eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Booted eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Bonelli's eagle
Aquila fasciata
Frequently asked questions
What does a Harris's hawk sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Harris's hawk on this page, including its pabuteo and song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Harris's hawk endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Harris's hawk as “least concern”.
What family does the Harris's hawk belong to?
The Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources & credits
- Pabuteo by https://www.argentinat.org/people/abrub – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Ezeiza, Ezeiza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina by Gabriele Magurno – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q742698 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Harris's hawk – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alan Vernon – CC BY 2.0