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Red Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by RobinGraves
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31.7063, -113.342

Field Notes

Habitat:

Desert. Spotted at the Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar in northwestern Sonora, Mexico. It is just south of Sonoyta, Mexico and Arizona, USA.

Species ID Suggestions

Harris' Hawk (Juvenile)

Parabuteo unicinctus

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JenKnight
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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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AshleyT
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AshleyT
This is a classic red-tailed hawk, the belly band is a giveaway for that.

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PublishedMarch 26, 2016

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