Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Named for its broad wings, and the scientific name says it again: platypterus is Greek for 'broad-winged.' The first half, Buteo, is Latin for 'buzzard,' so this American hawk is officially a buzzard.

Buteo is Latin for 'buzzard'; platypterus combines Greek platys, 'broad,' and pteron, 'wing.'