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Liam
Liam 12 years ago
Red-shouldered Hawk (juvenile)
Buteo lineatus allenii Red-shouldered Hawk


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Apple
Apple 12 years ago

FYI..per Wikipedia on broad-winged hawks..."Broad-winged Hawks have a wide range in North America and South America, from southern Canada to southern Brazil. Their breeding range is in the northern and eastern parts of North America and some, not all, migrate in the winter to Florida, southern Mexico and northern South America."

Erick@
Erick@ 12 years ago

Yes it was not that big. Maybe 16" from top of head to end of the tail

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Broad-winged Hawks are not usually found in Florida, even in migration season, not many birds choose the route through Florida. This is a Red-shouldered Hawk. The eyebrow and dark chest distinguish it from Broad-winged, I believe.

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

@ Ava T-B: not necessarily, per EOL the juveniles are lighter

"Juvenile broad-winged hawks are similar in appearance to adults, but have longitudinal, rather than horizontal barring on their chest and belly. Juveniles also tend to have more white on their chest and belly than adults" - eol.

So maybe it's a juvenile.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

If it is a Broad-winged Hawk, it's a light morph.

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

Another resource for the broad-winged hawk which is listed as being a Florida species.

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

Could it be a broad-winged hawk? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-winge...

KristaHerman
KristaHerman 12 years ago

It looks like a sparrow hawk to me. Was it small?

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Liam, what is this??

Erick
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Erick@

Cooper City, Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 17, 2011
Submitted on Jan 26, 2012

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