Broad-winged Hawk - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

This species, Buteo platypterus, is in the family Accipitridae, which is placed in the order Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes). Currently the species is split up into six subspecies; each is named for its distribution, as listed below:

• Buteo platypterus platypterus – Northern Broad-winged Hawk that occurs throughout much of continental eastern North America.
• Buteo platypterus brunnescens – Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk that occurs in Puerto Rico.
• Buteo platypterus cubanensis – Cuban Broad-winged Hawk that occurs in Cuba.
• Buteo platypterus insulicola – Antigua Broad-winged Hawk that occurs in Antigua.
• Buteo platypterus rivierei – Dominican Broad-winged Hawk that occurs in Dominica, Martinique and St. Lucia.
• Buteo platypterus antillarum – Antillean Broad-winged Hawk that occurs in the Lesser Antilles from Saint Vincent and Grenada to Tobago, excluding Antigua.