Summary ⁴

The Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It is somewhat similar in plumage and flight style to a common scavenger, the Turkey Vulture, and may benefit from being able to blend into groups of vultures. It feeds on small vertebrates of all kinds (other than fish), including various small mammals and birds.

Distribution ⁵

The Zone-tailed Hawk is found from the southwestern United States to Central and South America (Johnson et al. 2000).

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native ); neotropical (Native )

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