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The Rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis) is a bird found in Chile. Found in Chile. It eats small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Rufous-tailed hawk lives

Found in Chile.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐭 Mammals & birds100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Tomás Rivas Fuenzalida (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC565586. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Rufous-tailed hawk

Where does the Rufous-tailed hawk live?

The Rufous-tailed hawk lives in Chile. Found in Chile.

What does the Rufous-tailed hawk eat?

small mammals and birds (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Rufous-tailed hawk endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.