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The red-tailed hawk is now placed in the genus Buteo that was erected by French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. [15] [16] In flight showing the red tail A red-tailed hawk hovers in the wind. The red-tailed hawk is a member of the subfamily Buteoninae, which includes about 55 currently recognized species.
This is a large-bodied, relatively heavy race, but differs from more westerly hawks in having a relatively smaller wing area. Based on linear dimensions, this subspecies shows the most size variation and, unlike the red-tailed hawk species overall, size variation seems to fall within Bergmann's rule as northern birds average larger than southern ones.
This race seems to have the greatest longitudinal breeding distribution of any race of red-tailed hawk, and put together with B. j. borealis these two subspecies may occupy nearly 75% of the breeding range of red-tailed hawks in North America.
The Alaska red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis alascensis) is a subspecies of red-tailed hawk that breeds (and is probably resident) from southeastern coastal Alaska to Haida Gwaii (previously Queen Charlotte Islands) and Vancouver Island in British Columbia. [1] Despite its northerly distribution, this is the second smallest of the red-tailed ...
Krider's hawk or Krider's red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis kriderii) [1] is a subspecies or color morph of red-tailed hawk. [2] Authorities vary in their treatment of the taxon . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was named after John Krider , the gunsmith from Philadelphia who collected the type specimen, which is preserved in the collection of the ...
The southwestern red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis fuertesi) [1] is a subspecies of red-tailed hawk that breeds from northern Chihuahua to southern Texas. It winters in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Louisiana. [2]
A baby red-tailed hawk, right, was plucked by bald eagle parents and is now sharing a nest in San Simeon with two eaglets, seen on May 21, 2024. “I think it’s such a privilege and a absolutely ...
[3] [4] [9] Harlan's hawk is markedly different from all other red tails and can be identified nearly 100% of the time by an experienced hawk watcher. [4] [9] Throughout the morphs of this subspecies, the plumage is predominantly blackish, lacking any warmer or brownish tones (save the tail). Harlan's hawks usually have faint streaks on the ...