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Red tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Description:

Very broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the wing underside, a dark bar between shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’s brown and banded. “Dark-morph” birds are all chocolate-brown with a warm red tail. “Rufous-morph” birds are reddish-brown on the chest with a dark belly.

Habitat:

Cities, Towns, Forests

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daniel.dparsons
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daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Oct 13, 2016
Submitted on Oct 18, 2016

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