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Gray-lined hawk

Buteo nitidus (Latham, 1790)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 429.8 g to 624 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus)
Photo: Joao Quental · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the gray-lined hawk

Weight
429.8 g – 624 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
75 cm – 94 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
32 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1.7 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
23.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the gray-lined hawk?

GRAY-LINED HAWK · WINGSPAN 94 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 94 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the gray-lined hawk is about 55% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the gray-lined hawk

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Gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus)
Feroze Omardeen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the gray-lined hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the gray-lined hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from the gray hawk. The gray-lined hawk is found from El Salvador to Argentina, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

From the Wikipedia article “Gray-lined hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gray-lined_hawk&oldid=1313925984), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the gray-lined hawk endangered?

The gray-lined hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the gray-lined hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeo
  7. SpeciesButeo nitidus (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Asturina cinerea, Asturina nitida, Falco nitidus, Falco striolatus, Leucopternis nitidus

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • Gray hawkEnglish
  • Grey hawkEnglish
  • Grey-lined hawkEnglish
  • Grey-lined hawkEnglish
  • Baou louetBreton
  • aligot gris meridionalCatalan
  • káně šedáCzech
  • Gwalch gwelwWelsh
  • Sydlig HøgevågeDanish
  • GraubussardGerman
  • SilberbussardGerman
  • ZweibindenbussardGerman
  • Griza buteoEsperanto
  • grizlinia buteoEsperanto
  • Busardo grisSpanish
  • Aguililla grisSpanish
  • Aguililla gris meridionalSpanish
  • Aguilucho grisSpanish
  • Busardo gris meridionalSpanish
  • Gavilán Gris RayadoSpanish
  • gavilán rayado grisSpanish
  • hallviuEstonian
  • harmaaraitahaukkaFinnish
  • Buse cendréeFrench
  • sivoleđi škanjacCroatian
  • hamvas ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana grigiaItalian
  • Poiana grigiostriataItalian
  • ハイイロノスリJapanese
  • pilkasis suopisLithuanian
  • pelēkais klijānsLatvian
  • Giní łibáago noodǫ́zígííNavajo
  • Grijze BuizerdDutch
  • Grijsgestreepte BuizerdDutch
  • sørgråvåkNorwegian
  • myszołowik prążkowanyPolish
  • gavião-pedrêsPortuguese
  • bútio-de-listas-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Сизый канюкRussian
  • Полосатый канюкRussian
  • myšiak sivýSlovak
  • Južni sivi mišarSerbian
  • gråstrimmig vråkSwedish
  • Çizgili ŞahinTurkish
  • Gri Çizgili ŞahinTurkish
  • канюк сірийUkrainian
  • 灰紋鵟Chinese
  • 灰纹鵟Chinese

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Relatives of the gray-lined hawk

Other species in the same genus Buteo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the gray-lined hawk?

An adult gray-lined hawk weighs 429.8 g – 624 g and has a wingspan of 75 cm – 94 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the gray-lined hawk endangered?

The gray-lined hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the gray-lined hawk?

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{gray_lined_hawk_2026,
  title = {Gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-lined-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}