UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Accipitriformes Accipitridae

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

UCIOC 2963

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Accipitriformes · Accipitridae

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).

ATK185

DEF156

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 45–56 cm
Body Mass: 1.1 kg
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 185

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 185).

DEF 156

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 156).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America: widespread Habitat: Woodland

13 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Buteo jamaicensis harlani
c Alaska and nw Canada
Buteo jamaicensis alascensis
se Alaska and sw Canada
Buteo jamaicensis calurus
w North America
Buteo jamaicensis socorroensis
Socorro I. (off w Mexico)
Buteo jamaicensis borealis
e North America
Buteo jamaicensis fuertesi
sw USA and n Mexico
Buteo jamaicensis suttoni
s Baja California (Mexico)
Buteo jamaicensis hadropus
c Mexico
Buteo jamaicensis kemsiesi
s Mexico to Nicaragua
Buteo jamaicensis fumosus
Tres Marías Is. (off wc Mexico)
Buteo jamaicensis costaricensis
Costa Rica and w Panama
Buteo jamaicensis umbrinus
Florida (USA), Bahamas and Cuba
Buteo jamaicensis jamaicensis
Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and n Lesser Antilles