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;''Buteo jamaicensis'' | ;''Buteo jamaicensis'' | ||
− | [[Image:Red-tailed_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by gene<br | + | [[Image:Red-tailed_Hawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by gene<br>Photo taken in Illinois, USA]] |
==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 | + | 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 oftn retain a rusty or reddish tail. One of the most reliable indicators is dark leading edges of the wings, seen in flight. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Year-round over most of the U.S. and Mexico; summers northward throughout the Canadian Provinces and insland Alaska. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | '''Kingdom''': Animalia-> '''Phylum''': Chordata-> '''Class''': Aves -> '''Order''': Falconiformes-> '''Family''': Accipitridae-> '''Genus''': Buteo -> '''Species''': B. jamaicensis'' | ||
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+ | Five races: Krider's ''(krideri)'' is a pink-tailed Great Plains race; ''borealis'' in the east, ''fuertesi'' in the Southwest, ''calurus'' in the west, and Harlon's Hawk, ''harlani'', very dark morph easily confused with the Swainson's Hawk. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | The most common hawk on the NA continent, B. Jamaicensis frequents woodland edges, soars above plains, is often seen perched on utility poles where natural perches are not available. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Soars or perches, looking for a wide variety of food; small to medium mammals, lizards, frogs, worms, insects, bats, and small birds. Monogamous. | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 18 October 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 oftn retain a rusty or reddish tail. One of the most reliable indicators is dark leading edges of the wings, seen in flight.
Distribution
Year-round over most of the U.S. and Mexico; summers northward throughout the Canadian Provinces and insland Alaska.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia-> Phylum: Chordata-> Class: Aves -> Order: Falconiformes-> Family: Accipitridae-> Genus: Buteo -> Species: B. jamaicensis
Five races: Krider's (krideri) is a pink-tailed Great Plains race; borealis in the east, fuertesi in the Southwest, calurus in the west, and Harlon's Hawk, harlani, very dark morph easily confused with the Swainson's Hawk.
Habitat
The most common hawk on the NA continent, B. Jamaicensis frequents woodland edges, soars above plains, is often seen perched on utility poles where natural perches are not available.
Behaviour
Soars or perches, looking for a wide variety of food; small to medium mammals, lizards, frogs, worms, insects, bats, and small birds. Monogamous.