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great black hawk

bird
Also known as: Brazilian eagle, Buteogallus urubitinga
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The great black hawk, or Brazilian eagle (Buteogallus urubitinga), is a bird found from Mexico to Argentina. It is about 60 cm (24 inches) long and is characterized by its black plumage. This species, along with the common or Mexican black hawk (B. anthracinus), are two types of short-tailed, wide-winged black buteos. Both species primarily feed on aquatic creatures such as frogs and fish.1

It is important to distinguish this bird from Black Hawk, a Sauk leader (1767–1838) who led a faction of Native American peoples in resistance against the United States during the Black Hawk War of 1832.23

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