• Synonyms Red-backed or Puna Hawk, Red-backed Hawk
  • Old latin name for bird Buteo polyosoma, Falco polyosoma

Variable Hawkbird sounds *

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

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Where to see Variable Hawk

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion w, Southern Cone

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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