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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Description:

Based on the location I assumed it was a Red tailed hawk, but the colouring is throwing me off.

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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

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LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 10 years ago

Agree. red tailed.

Doren B
Doren B 10 years ago

Yes, this is a Red-tailed Hawk. The white area of the chest and the streaks in a band across the belly are the clues here. Sometimes the contrast between the belly and the upper chest is so pronounced, it looks like the bird is wearing an ascot.
Good spotting.

Sloan
Spotted by
Sloan

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Nov 2, 2009
Submitted on Jan 5, 2014

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