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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.
Pale Male (1990 – May 16, 2023), or Palemale, was a red-tailed hawk that resided in and near New York City's Central Park from the 1990s until 2023. Birdwatcher and author Marie Winn gave him his name because of the unusually light coloring of his head.
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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.
Examples include the red-tailed hawk of North America and the common buzzard of Eurasia. Most Northern Hemisphere species are at least partially migratory. In North America , species such as broad-winged hawks and Swainson's hawks are known for their huge numbers (often called "kettles") while passing over major migratory flyways in the fall.
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) White-rumped hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous) Geranoaetus Kaup, 1844: White-tailed hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) Pseudastur Blyth, 1849: Mantled hawk (Pseudastur polionotus) White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)
A Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), a member of the Buteo group The common names of some birds include the term "hawk", reflecting traditional usage rather than taxonomy. For example, some people may call an osprey a " fish hawk " or a peregrine falcon a " duck hawk ".
[6] [7] Adult B. j. calurus are usually rangier and darker than the eastern red-tailed hawk (B. j. borealis), with pale individuals usually having a richer tawny base color (with occasionally a pale rufous color showing around the chest or neck), typically a heavily streaked breast and belly band, a brownish throat, dark barring on the flanks ...