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− | [[Image:Red-tailed_Hawk.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by gene]] | + | [[Image:Red-tailed_Hawk.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by gene<br/>Photo taken in Illinois, USA]] |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | A large stocky hawk that has a typical light-phase with a whitish breast and rust-colored tail. Young birds are duller, more streaked and lack rust-colored tail of the adult. They are told apart from Red-shouldered and | + | A large stocky hawk that has a typical light-phase with a whitish breast and rust-colored tail. Young birds are duller, more streaked and lack rust-colored tail of the adult, instead showing a light brown tail wih some dark barring. They are told apart from Red-shouldered and Swainson's hawks by their white chest, stocky build, and broader, more rounded wings. This species is quite variable in color, especially in the West, where blackish individuals occur; these usually retain the rusty tail. |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Buteo+jamaicensis+ View more images of Red-tailed Hawk in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Buteo+jamaicensis+ View more images of Red-tailed Hawk in the gallery] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 14:32, 12 June 2007
- Buteo jamaicensis
Description
A large stocky hawk that has a typical light-phase with a whitish breast and rust-colored tail. Young birds are duller, more streaked and lack rust-colored tail of the adult, instead showing a light brown tail wih some dark barring. They are told apart from Red-shouldered and Swainson's hawks by their white chest, stocky build, and broader, more rounded wings. This species is quite variable in color, especially in the West, where blackish individuals occur; these usually retain the rusty tail.