Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Summary 2

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk," though it rarely preys on standard sized chickens. It breeds throughout most of North America, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies, and is one of the most common buteos in North America. Red-tailed Hawks can acclimate to all the biomes within their range....

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  1. (c) sarbhloh, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/29452402@N07/2939911664
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteo_jamaicensis

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Taxonomy:order Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, and Allies
Taxonomy:kingdom Animals
Color brown