Evidence found
55,777 records across 28 countries and territories, 1860–2026.
Buteo platypterus · GBIF taxon key 2480538
Where has the Broad-winged Hawk been recorded?
Buteo platypterus occurrence evidence comes from 55,777 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 55,777 records
- 28 places
- 153 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: September.
4 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18602026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Broad-winged Hawk has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Broad-winged Hawk. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 48,996 | |
| Canada | 4,765 | |
| Colombia | 1,234 | |
| Mexico | 550 | |
| Costa Rica | 63 | |
| Cuba | 34 | |
| Panama | 32 | |
| Ecuador | 23 | |
| Dominica | 12 | |
| Peru | 9 | |
| El Salvador | 9 | |
| Honduras | 8 | |
| Grenada | 5 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | |
| Argentina | 4 | |
| Belize | 4 | |
| Nicaragua | 4 | |
| Guatemala | 3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 3 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | |
| Suriname | 2 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| DR Congo | 1 | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | |
| Martinique | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.