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[[Image:Red-tailed_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by gene<br/>Photo taken in Illinois, USA]] | [[Image:Red-tailed_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by gene<br/>Photo taken in Illinois, USA]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 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 Hawk]] and [[Swainson's Hawk]] by their white chest, stocky build, and broader, more rounded wings. This species is quite variable in colour, especially in the West, where blackish individuals occur; these usually retain the rusty tail. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Buteo+jamaicensis}} | {{GSearch|Buteo+jamaicensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 18 September 2007
- Buteo jamaicensis
Identification
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 Hawk and Swainson's Hawk by their white chest, stocky build, and broader, more rounded wings. This species is quite variable in colour, especially in the West, where blackish individuals occur; these usually retain the rusty tail.
