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Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered Hawk |
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Buteo swainsoni, Swainsons Hawk |
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Buteo nitidus, Gray Hawk |
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Buteo polyosoma, Red-Backed Hawk |
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Buteo jamaicensis |
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Buteo jamaicensis, Red-tailed Hawk |
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Buteo jamaicensis, Red-tailed Hawk |
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Buteo regalis, Ferruginous Hawk |
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Buteo regalis, Ferruginous Hawk |
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Buteo regalis, Ferruginous Hawk |
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Buteo regalis, Ferruginous Hawk |
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Buteo buteo vulpinus, Steppe or Common Buzzard |
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Buteo buteo vulpinus, Steppe or Common Buzzard |
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Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered Hawk |
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Buteo magnirostris |
| Kinds | - Buteo albicaudatus, White-tailed Hawk
- Buteo albigula, White-throated Hawk
- Buteo albonotatus, Zone-tailed Hawk
- Buteo archeri, Archers Buzzard
- Buteo augur, Augur Buzzard
- Buteo auguralis, Red-necked Buzzard
- Buteo brachypterus, Madagascar Buzzard
- Buteo brachyurus, Short-tailed Hawk
- Buteo burmanicus, Himalayan buzzard
- Buteo buteo, Common Buzzard
- Buteo galapagoensis, Galapagos Hawk
| - Buteo hemilasius, Upland Buzzard
- Buteo jamaicensis, Red-tailed Hawk
- Buteo japonicus, Eastern Buzzard
- Buteo lagopus, Rough-legged Hawk
- Buteo leucorrhous, White-rumped Hawk
- Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered Hawk
- Buteo magnirostris, Roadside Hawk
- Buteo nitidus, Gray Hawk
- Buteo oreophilus, Mountain Buzzard
- Buteo platypterus, Broad-winged Hawk
- Buteo poecilochrous, Puna Hawk
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Overview |
Buteos are a highly varied group of medium to large sized hawks
that are well known for their soaring abilities. The Buteos have
mastered the art of riding thermal air currents. Buteos may best be
described as very versital: they occupy an incredible amount of different
habitat types, and, as a result of this, have a wide range of food preferences as well.(Dunne 7,9)
Buteos are skilled hunters: some still-hunt from their perches, some circle and dive to get their prey (Scholz 133).
"Twelve species of Buteos breed in North America north of the Rio Grande.
Many are non-migratory" (Dunne 7,8). Because of their tendency to sore, and their preference for open areas,
Buteos are most easily identified by plumage coloration (Dunne 11). Plumage marks are generally bold enough to be
seen at great distances (Dunne 12). In addition, they generally have broad wings and a fan shaped tail.
They are often seen circling overhead.
The North American Buteos vary greatly in size,"ranging from the broad-winged hawk (13 to 17 inches in body length)
up to the large, heavy ferruginous hawk (22 to 27 inches long)" (Scholz 133).
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Identification | |
To distinguish the Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks from other Buteos,
refer to plumage coloration. In addition, both Hawks have rounded wings with
strong notching of the inner webs of the four outer primaries. Red-tails have a
noticably reddish brown to pink tail. Red-shouldered's have distinct white barring
on the outer webs of the primary and secondary flight feather. Also, the wingtips
of the Red-shouldered hawk reach to about the midpoint of the tail (Dunne 51).
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Additional Raptor Facts: www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/ -University of Minnesota
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References |
Dunne, Pete. Hawks in Flight. Houghton Mifflin Co.: New York, 1988. pp. 7-31, 50-52.
Scholz, Floyd. Birds of Prey. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA., 1993. p. 133.
Dan Sudia's photographs are copyrighted by him and are free for personal use. All other uses may be negotiated.
Contact address: Sudia@atlcom.net
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