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Birdorable Red-tailed Hawk

Cute bird Red-tailed Hawk

A real Red-tailed Hawk
 The Red-tailed Hawk is a large bird of prey which breeds from western Alaska and northern Canada to Panama and the West Indies. Males are typically smaller than females. Red-tailed Hawks have extremely good eyesight and can often be seen trees watching for the slightest movement in the grass below.

Two famous Red-tailed Hawks are Pale Male and Lola, who live in New York's Central Park.

Latin name:Buteo jamaicensis
Order:Falconiformes
Family:Accipitridae
Also Called:Buzzard Hawk, Red Hawk
Size:20 to 26 inches (50 to 65 cm) in length
International names:
DutchRoodstaartbuizerd (Dutch)
FinnishAmerikanhiirihaukka (Finnish)
FrenchBuse à Queue Rousse (French)
GermanRotschwanzbussard (German)
ItalianFalco Coda Rossa (Italian)
PortugueseBúteo-de-cauda-vermelha (Portuguese)
SpanishRatonero de Cola Roja / Gavilán Colirrojo (Spanish)
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