---
title: "Buteo magnirostris"
description: "Rupornis magnirostris — Uccelli. The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/roadside-hawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buteo magnirostris

> Rupornis magnirostris — Uccelli. The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Rupornis magnirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 37008
- Wikidata: [Q426708](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q426708)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201041](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201041)

## Names

- en: Roadside Hawk
- de: Wegebussard
- es: Aguililla caminera
- fr: Buse à gros bec
- it: Buteo magnirostris
- nl: Wegbuizerd
- pt: Gavião-carijó
- pl: Myszołowczyk

## Countries with the most observations

MX (8378), BR (7007), AR (5313), CO (4754), CR (2551), EC (1102), PA (921), PE (844), BO (772), BZ (484), HN (405), SV (378)

## Summary

The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_hawk

## Photo

![Buteo magnirostris](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/roadside-hawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Pérez Peralta · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44208556

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/roadside-hawk?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).