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Red Tailed Hawk

Bueto jamaicensis

Photo by DRoyal
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, highly variable hawk with brown underparts, head and throat. The underparts are pale with brown streaks. Wings are pale below with dark bar at leading edge and dark tips. The tail is red-brown with a dark terminal band. Legs and feet are yellow.

Habitat:

Open country, woodlands, prairie groves, mountains, plains, farmlands and roadsides.

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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012

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