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Short-tailed hawk

Buteo brachyurus Vieillot, 1816

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 432.5 g to 583 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
Photo: Original uploader was Amendezg at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the short-tailed hawk

Weight
432.5 g – 583 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
83 cm – 1.03 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
Age at maturity
23.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the short-tailed hawk?

SHORT-TAILED HAWK · WINGSPAN 1.03 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.03 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the short-tailed hawk is about 61% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the short-tailed hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the short-tailed hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or (outside North America) "buzzard". The white-throated hawk (B. albigula) is a close relative and was formerly included in the species B. brachyurus.

From the Wikipedia article “Short-tailed hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short-tailed_hawk&oldid=1380705024), 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 short-tailed hawk endangered?

The short-tailed 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 short-tailed hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeo
  7. SpeciesButeo brachyurus Vieillot, 1816

Synonyms Falco albifrons

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • aligot cuacurtCatalan
  • káně krátkoocasáCzech
  • bwncath cwtaWelsh
  • Korthalet MusvågeDanish
  • KurzschwanzbussardGerman
  • kurtvosta buteoEsperanto
  • Busardo colicortoSpanish
  • Aguililla cola cortaSpanish
  • Aguilucho cola cortaSpanish
  • gavilán cola cortaSpanish
  • Gavilán ColicortoSpanish
  • linnuviuEstonian
  • luhtahiirihaukkaFinnish
  • Buse à queue courteFrench
  • TaguatoGuarani
  • kratkorepi škanjacCroatian
  • rövidfarkú ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana codacortaItalian
  • ミジカオノスリJapanese
  • trumpauodegis suopisLithuanian
  • īsastes klijānsLatvian
  • KortstaartbuizerdDutch
  • korthalevåkNorwegian
  • myszołów krótkoogonowyPolish
  • bútio-de-cauda-curtaPortuguese
  • gavião-de-cauda-curtaPortuguese
  • Короткохвостый канюкRussian
  • myšiak krátkochvostýSlovak
  • Kratkorepi mišarSerbian
  • kortstjärtad vråkSwedish
  • Kısa Kuyruklu ŞahinTurkish
  • канюк короткохвостийUkrainian
  • 短尾鵟Chinese

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Relatives of the short-tailed hawk

Other species in the same genus Buteo.

CompareShort-tailed hawk vs Common buzzardShort-tailed hawk vs Rough-legged buzzardShort-tailed hawk vs Long-legged buzzardShort-tailed hawk vs Red-tailed hawk

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the short-tailed hawk?

An adult short-tailed hawk weighs 432.5 g – 583 g and has a wingspan of 83 cm – 1.03 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the short-tailed hawk endangered?

The short-tailed 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 short-tailed hawk?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{short_tailed_hawk_2026,
  title = {Short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-tailed-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}