📷 (c) lauren w., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
📷 (c) Mike Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
📷 (c) Gordo Laidlaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Least Concern
Red-Tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassAves›OrderAccipitriformes›FamilyAccipitridae›GenusButeo
About
Red-tailed hawks are powerful soaring raptors commonly seen perched along highways and open fields. They hunt from perches or by circling on thermals, then dive onto mammals and reptiles. Their piercing call is one of the most familiar raptor sounds in North America.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Open woodland, grassland, deserts, farmland, mountains, roadsides, and cities
🍃Diet Carnivore — rodents, rabbits, reptiles, birds, and carrion
📏Size & Weight Body 45–65 cm; wingspan 110–145 cm
•weight 690–1,600 g
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years wild
🗺Range North and Central America and Caribbean islands
BirdRaptor
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Open woodland, grassland, deserts, farmland, mountains, roadsides, and cities
🍃Diet Carnivore — rodents, rabbits, reptiles, birds, and carrion
📏Size & Weight Body 45–65 cm; wingspan 110–145 cm
•weight 690–1,600 g
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years wild
🗺Range North and Central America and Caribbean islands
Photo Credits
#1(c) lauren w., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#2(c) Mike Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#3(c) Gordo Laidlaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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