Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

The most common hawk in North America, Red-tailed Hawks prey mostly on rodents and are found in a wide variety of habitats.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Missoula Co., MT
15 July 2013
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Missoula Co., MT
15 July 2013
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Missoula Co., MT
1 May 2016

Immature birds have tails with thin black bars, and the tails lack the namesake red-orange coloration.

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Red-tailed Hawk, immature

Dare Co., NC
3 Mar 2006
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis calurus)
Missoula Co., MT
15 Sep 2013

Rufous morph

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Lee Metcalf NWR, Ravalli Co., MT
28 Apr 2014
'Krider's' Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX
17 Jan 2018
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX
14 Jan 2018
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX
17 Jan 2018
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX
17 Jan 2018

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