Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis. Photographs courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California, February and December 2019 and September 2021.

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis. Photograph taken within the greater Bahía de los Ángeles area, Baja California, October 2015. Photograph courtesy of George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles. Identification courtesy of Mary & George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California.

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis. Photographs taken in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, April 2024. Photographs courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California. Identification courtesy of Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah.

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, Leucistic Phase. Photograph taken in the greater Alamos area, Alamos, Sonora, February. Photograph and  identification courtesy of David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora.

Family:  The Red-tailed Hawk is a member of the Accipitridae Family of Eagles and Hawks.

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