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Illustration of a Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) egg, 59.75 × 47.1 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Buteogallus meridionalis

  • 59.75 × 47.1 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 1–2 eggs
Breeds in Central America (2 countries), Trinidad and Tobago and South America (12 countries)
show all 15Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

White with a few reddish-brown spots and blotches.

Sources of information

Size
Schönwetter, M. 1961 (Handb. Ool. 3: 163), quoted in Wetmore, A. 1965. The birds of the Republic of Panamá, part 1. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 150(1)., p. 225.
Description
Wetmore 1965, The Birds of the Republic of Panama pt 1 (Smithson. Misc. Coll. 150), quoting Penard & Penard 1908 (Surinam eggs).
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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