Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

Spanish: Aguililla gris

The gray hawk or Mexican goshawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina plagiata. The species was split by the American Ornithological Society (AOU) from the gray-lined hawk. The gray hawk is found from Costa Rica north into the southwestern United States.

TaxonomyAves › Accipitriformes › Accipitridae

Local records38 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records14,120 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-01-30 — observation by isa_moguel
2025-11-02 — observation by zihuadean
2025-10-25 — observation by lupitaviajera-aves
2025-07-18 — observation by mkmalik
2025-03-11 — observation by jimaudley
2025-03-04 — observation by murator

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/buteo-plagiatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.