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Great black hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.07 kg to 1.25 kg.

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Quick facts about the great black hawk

Weight
1.07 kg – 1.25 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodland
Young per litter or clutch
1.2
Lifestyle
Perching
Migration
Sedentary
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the great black hawk live?

Not recorded

Is the great black hawk endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the great black hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeogallus
  7. SpeciesButeogallus urubitinga (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Aquila brasiliensis, Falco longipes, Falco urubitinga, Hypomorphnus urubitinga, Urubitinga urubitinga

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Great black-hawkEnglish
  • باز أسود كبيرArabic
  • aligot negre grosCatalan
  • káně velkáCzech
  • gwalch du mawrWelsh
  • Stor SortvågeDanish
  • SchwarzbussardGerman
  • granda buteoEsperanto
  • Águila negraSpanish
  • sooviuEstonian
  • isomustahaukkaFinnish
  • Buse urubuFrench
  • Gabián negroGalician
  • crni škanjacCroatian
  • fekete rákászölyvHungarian
  • Poiana nera maggioreItalian
  • オオクロノスリJapanese
  • meksikinis krabinis suopisLithuanian
  • zwarte arendbuizerdDutch
  • svartvåkNorwegian
  • UrubitingaPolish
  • gavião-pretoPortuguese
  • Большой крабоедRussian
  • myšiak vodnýSlovak
  • Veliki crni mišarSerbian
  • större svartvråkSwedish
  • Büyük Kara ŞahinTurkish
  • канюк-крабоїд великийUkrainian
  • 大黑雞鵟Chinese
  • Aguililla Negra MayorSpanish
  • Aguililla-negra mayorSpanish
  • Busardo urubitingaSpanish
  • Cangrejero mayorSpanish
  • Gavilán Negro MayorSpanish
  • urubitinga czarnaPolish
  • bútio-preto-grandePortuguese
  • Мексиканский крабовый канюкRussian
  • 大黑鸡鵟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the great black hawk

Other species in the same genus Buteogallus.

Chaco eagle

Buteogallus coronatus

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

Savanna hawk

Buteogallus meridionalis

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the great black hawk?

An adult great black hawk weighs 1.07 kg – 1.25 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great black hawk?

The great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-black-hawk

MLA

“Great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-black-hawk.

BibTeX
@misc{great_black_hawk_2026,
  title = {Great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-black-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}