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Zone-tailed hawk. The zone-tailed hawk is a fairly large but slender Buteo hawk. Grown birds are 46 to 56 cm (18 to 22 in) in length with a wingspan of about 117–140 cm (46–55 in). The zone-tailed is comparable in length and wingspan to common large Buteos found to the north such as Swainson's and red-tailed hawk, but may weigh considerably ...
Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) Parabuteo Ridgway, 1874: 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 ...
Zone-tailed hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo albonotatus Kaup, 1847: 248 Red-tailed hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 249 Rufous-tailed hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo ventralis Gould, 1837: 250 Ferruginous hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo regalis (Gray, GR, 1844) 251 Rough-legged buzzard: Accipitridae: Buteo lagopus (Pontoppidan, 1763) 252 ...
Common black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus (R) Gray hawk, Buteo plagiatus (A) (P) Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus (O) Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus (R) Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni; Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatus (O) Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus; Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis
Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in the New World (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard [1]).
Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris) Rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus) Rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis) Short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) White-rumped hawk (Buteo leucorrhous) White-tailed hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) White-throated hawk (Buteo albigula) Zone-tailed hawk ...
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The motmots have colorful plumage and long graduated tails which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft and creating a racket-shaped tail. Tody motmot, Hylomanes momotula