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Rufous-tailed hawk

Buteo ventralis Gould, 1837

ENEndangeredbirds of prey

The rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 950 g to 1.29 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis)
Photo: lornamolden · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous-tailed hawk

Weight
950 g – 1.29 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.19 m – 1.39 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the rufous-tailed hawk?

RUFOUS-TAILED HAWK · WINGSPAN 1.39 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.39 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the rufous-tailed hawk is about 82% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the rufous-tailed hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-tailed hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

The rufous-tailed hawk is found in southern Argentina and Chile, including the entire region of Tierra del Fuego. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and temperate grassland.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-tailed hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-tailed_hawk&oldid=1382365602), 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 rufous-tailed hawk endangered?

The rufous-tailed hawk is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the rufous-tailed hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeo
  7. SpeciesButeo ventralis Gould, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • aligot de la PatagòniaCatalan
  • káně patagonskáCzech
  • bwncath cynffongoch y DeWelsh
  • Patagonsk VågeDanish
  • AndenbussardGerman
  • Magellan-BussardGerman
  • MagellanbussardGerman
  • Patagona buteoEsperanto
  • patagonia buteoEsperanto
  • Busardo patagónSpanish
  • Aguilucho Cola ColoradaSpanish
  • Aguilucho cola rojizaSpanish
  • Aguilucho de cola rojizaSpanish
  • Gavilán de cola rufaSpanish
  • patagoonia viuEstonian
  • قوش دمحناییPersian
  • RuostepyrstöhaukkaFinnish
  • patagonianhiirihaukkaFinnish
  • Buse de PatagonieFrench
  • patagonski škanjacCroatian
  • vörhenyesfarkú ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana codarossicciaItalian
  • ナンベイアカオノスリJapanese
  • patagoninis suopisLithuanian
  • Patagonische BuizerdDutch
  • patagoniavåkNorwegian
  • myszołów patagońskiPolish
  • bútio-patagónicoPortuguese
  • bútio-de-rabo-ruivoPortuguese
  • gavião-de-rabo-ruivoPortuguese
  • Магелланов канюкRussian
  • myšiak červenkavýSlovak
  • Riđorepi mišarSerbian
  • magellanvråkSwedish
  • Patagonya ŞahiniTurkish
  • Pas kuyruklu şahinTurkish
  • канюк патагонськийUkrainian
  • 美洲棕尾鵟Chinese

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Relatives of the rufous-tailed 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 rufous-tailed hawk?

An adult rufous-tailed hawk weighs 950 g – 1.29 kg and has a wingspan of 1.19 m – 1.39 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-tailed hawk endangered?

The rufous-tailed hawk is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the rufous-tailed hawk?

The rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_tailed_hawk_2026,
  title = {Rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-tailed-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}