Variable Hawk bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRed-backed or Puna Hawk, Red-backed Hawk
Old latin name for birdFalco polyosoma, Buteo polyosoma
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusGeranoaetus
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregionw, Southern Cone

Variable Hawk bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight calls, © Paul Coopmans
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Courtship display, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Alarm call, © Niels Krabbe
    Argentina
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Calls of pair in display flight, © Niels Krabbe
    Peru
  • 8.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © Alvaro Jaramillo
    Chile
  • 10.
    Begging call, © Dan Lane
    Bolivia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Variable Hawk

Variable Hawk subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Geranoaetus polyosoma exsulJuan Fernandez Is. (Chile)-No
Geranoaetus polyosoma fjeldsaiAndes from n Peru to nw Argentina-No
Geranoaetus polyosoma poecilochrousAndes from s Colombia to s Ecuador-No
Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosomaAndes from w Colombia to Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianЧервеногръб мишелов
Catalanaligot tricolor
Chinese红背鵟
Chinese (Traditional)紅背鵟
Croatianandski škanjac
Czechkáně proměnlivá, káně rudohřbetá, Káne rudohrbetá
DanishPragtvåge
DutchRoodrugbuizerd
Estonianmägiviu
Finnishpunaselkähaukka
FrenchBuse tricolore ou B. de la puna, Buse tricolore
GermanPunabussard, Rotrückenbussard
GuaraniTaguato
Hungarianvöröshátú ölyv
ItalianPoiana dorsorosso
Japaneseセアカノスリ
Lithuanianrudnugaris suopis
Norwegianandesvåk, Andesvåk
Norwegian NynorskAndesvåk
Polishmyszolów rdzawogrzbiety, aguja rdzawogrzbieta, myszołów rdzawogrzbiety
Portuguesebútio-variável, gavião-de-costas-vermelhas
RussianКрасноспинный канюк, Красноспиный Канюк, Красноспинная агуйя
SerbianMnogobojni mišar
Slovakmyšiak menlivý
SpanishAguilucho, Aguilucho Lomo Rojo, Aguilucho común, Busardo dorsirrojo, Águila Lomo Rojo, Gavilán Variable
Swedishrödryggig vråk, Rödryggad vråk
TurkishKızıl Sırtlı Şahin
Ukrainianканюк андійський