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title: "Myszołowiec towarzyski"
description: "Parabuteo unicinctus — Ptaki. Parabuteo unicinctus is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/harris-s-hawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Myszołowiec towarzyski

> Parabuteo unicinctus — Ptaki. Parabuteo unicinctus is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Parabuteo unicinctus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 25269
- Wikidata: [Q742698](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742698)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5355](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5355)

## Names

- en: Harris's Hawk
- de: Wüstenbussard
- es: Aguililla rojinegra
- fr: Buse de Harris
- nl: Woestijnbuizerd
- pt: Gavião-asa-de-telha
- pl: Myszołowiec towarzyski

## Countries with the most observations

US (6871), AR (6611), MX (4517), CL (1359), PE (1071), BR (704), EC (522), UY (311), CR (81), HN (75), SV (57), BO (42)

## Summary

Parabuteo unicinctus is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. It contains two subspecies, the Harris's hawk (P. u. harrisi) and the bay-winged hawk (P. u. unicinctus). The species is also occasionally referred to as the dusky hawk and known in Latin America as the peuco. 
Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Harris's hawks' social nature has been attributed to their intelligence, which makes them easy to train and has made them…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%27s_hawk

## Photo

![Myszołowiec towarzyski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/harris-s-hawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40960910

## Machine access

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