Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Description:

This large buteo hawk can be up to 65 cm (26 in) long with a wingspan of up to 145 cm (57 in). Males are smaller than the females. There are many color variations across its wide range. Adults have the red tail feathers, which gives them their name. The bird in the photo is an immature bird.

Habitat:

Red-tailed hawks are very adaptable and are found in many different habitat types across its range, including grasslands, forests, and mountains.

Notes:

This bird may be the same one I photographed earlier near this location and which is featured in an earlier spotting. Not sure though....

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Nov 8, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012

Related Spottings

Buzzard Buteo buteo 普通鵟 Buzzard Common buzzard

Nearby Spottings

Yellow-rumped Warbler Red-tailed Hawk White-tailed Deer Bird

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team