A small, stocky raptor with black-and-white bands on the tail, the Broad-winged Hawk is a bird of the forest interior and can be hard to see during the nesting season. Its call is a piercing, two-parted whistle.

Broad-winged hawks have relatively short and broad wings, pointed at the end, which have a tapered appearance unique to the species. The wingspan can range from 74 to 100 cm (29 to 39 in), with the extended wing bone (standard measurement) measuring 22.7–30 cm (8.9–11.8 in).

A small hawk, common in eastern woodlands in summer. Staying around the edges of forest, Broad-wings are often not very noticeable during the breeding season, but they form spectacular concentrations when they migrate.

Broad-winged Hawks are considered an accidental species in Idaho but they were spotted in Intermountain Bird Observatory at Lucky Peak in 2021. The Broad-winged Hawk is a compact, stocky bird between the size of a crow and goose.

A small, stocky raptor with black-and-white bands on the tail, the Broad-winged Hawk is a bird of the forest interior and can be hard to see during the nesting season. Its call is a piercing, two-parted whistle.

Rather small, compact hawk; about the size of Red-shouldered Hawk, smaller than Red-tailed Hawk. Adults are solid brown above, barred reddish-brown below with bold black-and-white tail bands. Immatures similar, but with blotchier markings below and thin, diffuse tail bands.

A small, stocky raptor with black-and-white bands on the tail, the Broad-winged Hawk is a bird of the forest interior and can be hard to see during the nesting season. Its call is a piercing, two-parted whistle.

Unlike the slender, long-legged Cooper's Hawk, which shares parts of its range, this hawk is a member of the Buteo genus, a group of stocky, long-winged and short-tailed hawks that includes the more widespread Red-tailed Hawk. An adult Broad-winged Hawk is brown above with a barred rufous chest.

The Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a medium-sized bird of prey found in the Americas. It has six recognised subspecies and each is named for its distribution. Some Broad-winged hawks have acclimatized themselves to living near humans, however, even those birds try to avoid human settlements and interactions.

The Broad-winged Hawk is one of North America's smaller hawks, with a compact, stocky build and relatively short, broad wings. Adults typically show rich brown upperparts, with a distinctively banded tail featuring one prominent white band across the middle and narrower white bands at the base and tip.