Range Description: Short-tailed Hawk - Buteo brachyurus

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 4,868 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 494,243 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 938,232 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 12,929,649 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 29,435 square km; Breeding only: 26,382 square km