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Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

An overall dark bird with a red shoulder patch and white rump.

Habitat:

They are found in the southwestern US south to Chile and Argentina in South America. They live in sparse woodland and semi-desert areas, and they do not migrate.

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Harris's Hawk

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Comments (2)
ChristyHolland
Very cool spotting!! I haven't seen these in the wild yet!! Nice one, Ashley!
EmilyMarino
OH! I am jealous of this one too! A wild Harris Hawk is on my wish list! Beautiful shot too!

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PublishedMarch 23, 2013

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