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Red-Tailed Hawk (Juvenile)

Buteo Jamaicensis

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Field Notes

Description:

A North American hawk with dark brown coloration above, bars on the tail, and brown spots on the white breast and sides.

Habitat:

northwest USA pine forests.

Reference Links:

Red-tailed Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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ChristyHolland
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Comments (3)
Steven Sheppard
Thanks! I didn't realize that they didn't always have a red tail! Learned something new!
ChristyHolland
That's a beautiful Red-Tailed Hawk! He/she is a juvenile...the red tail will come in in the 2nd year. Great capture!
Steven Sheppard
It isn't a Common Buzzard because from what I know, that is a European and Asian, not American species.

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PublishedFebruary 15, 2013

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