OTHER NAMES: Redtail, Chickenhawk
Latin Etymology: Buteo ("buzzard") jamaicensis ("of Jamaica")
Featured Subspecies: Western Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis calurus)
Weight: 690-1370g / Length: 46-65cm / Wingspan: 105-141cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The most abundant of North America Raptors, the Red tailed hawk fills roughly the same ecological niche as the Common Buzzard - a very adaptable medium sized raptors that will both scavenge and take prey. They are found across every habitat found in the continental North America, limited in the North only by the end of the treeline and extending southwards to te tropics of Central America. They are a popular bird in falconry due to how common they are and being more trainable than almost all other raptors.
Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
SUBSPECIES: B. j. jamaicensis, B. j. alascensis, B. j.borealis, B. j. calurus, B. j. costaricensis, B. j. fueresi, B. j. fumosus, B. j. hadropus, B. j. harlani, B. j. kemsiesi, B. j. kriderii, B. j. socorreoensis, B. j. solitudinus, B. j. umbrinus
- Sighting Locations -
Found across all Lower 48 and much of Alaska
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley, Monterey,San Jose, Hayward and San Francisco
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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