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Red-tailed Hawk (dark morph)

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by Jellis
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Species ID Suggestions

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis
Josh Asel
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Comments (7)
Jellis
Thank you Liam. We all missed you.
Liam
Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk
Josh Asel
i think this more likely a juvenile red-tailed hawk based on the medium leg tufts, what i think is a dark belly band, dark leading patagials, and dark carpal commas. looks like it could have a scapular "V" too.
Josh Asel
could be a juvenile cooper's hawk. still checking.
EmilyMarino
It's definitely not a red-tail! My best guess is red-shouldered... I think it's a juvenile hawk because in the first picture the secondary feathers are lighter than the primary feathers which indicates a juvenile hawk.
Jellis
That site never works for me. I just tried to see what it would come up with. Osprey or Rough-legged Hawk which it is neither of those two. I know it's a hawk. But Red-tailed or Red-shouldered
LCHinchey
I use this to narrow bird species down. http://www.whatbird.com/

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