Summary ³

L 19” Wt. 2.4lb
Description: The Red tailed Hawk is a soaring hawk with broad rounded wings and a bright red fan shaped tail, and a dark to light colored body.

Habitat: Open country.

Fun Facts: The Red tailed Hawk is so common it is the default hawk—9 out of 10 hawks in our area are the Red-tailed Hawk.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) islandstewards, all rights reserved
2. (c) sarbhloh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/29452402@N07/2939911664
3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteo_jamaicensis

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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