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The white-breasted hawk (Accipiter chionogaster) is a small hawk found from southern Mexico to Nicaragua.It is usually considered a subspecies of the sharp-shinned hawk by most taxonomists, including the American Ornithological Society, but the taxonomy is far from resolved, with some authorities considering the southern taxa to represent three separate species: white-breasted hawk (A ...
In flight as seen from below Ferruginous Hawk showing wings, tail, and dark legs, near Las Vegas, New Mexico Skull of a ferruginous hawk. The male and female have identical markings. The main difference is size, with the female being somewhat larger. Perched birds have a white breast and body with dark legs.
The white-tailed hawk is a large, stocky hawk. It is close in size to the Swainson's (Buteo swainsoni) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), its mean measurements falling slightly ahead of the first, and slightly behind the latter. It can attain a total length of 44–60 cm (17–24 in) and a wingspan of 118–143 cm (46–56 in).
It is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long. It is medium slate-grey in color, with contrasting bright white horizontal banding on its tail feathers. It has a medium-white breast with vertical black markings. It has a large orange cere at the base of its beak, and large yellow eyes. [2]
[10] [11] [12] Researchers have documented the white hawk feeding on a number of bird species including the keel-billed toucan, the mottled owl, the white-breasted wood wren and the great tinamou. [10] They may feed on young and weak birds, as well. [12] Though rare, there is some evidence that this hawk may occasionally feed on fish. [10]
Rufous-breasted sparrowhawk, Accipiter rufiventris; Grey-bellied hawk, Accipiter poliogaster; Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus; White-breasted hawk, Accipiter chionogaster; Plain-breasted hawk, Accipiter ventralis; Rufous-thighed hawk, Accipiter erythronemius; Astur Lacépède, 1799: Cooper's hawk, Astur cooperii; Gundlach's hawk, Astur ...
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The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...