Buteo jamaicensis
Location: In oak trees, occasionally on ground with kill.
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The Red-tailed Hawk is a medium-sized bird of prey. It breeds throughout most of North America. The Red-tailed Hawk is carnivorous, and an opportunistic feeder. Its diet is mainly small mammals, but it also includes birds and reptiles. Link photo photo photo Genus: Buteo (Buzzards and hawks) Family: ACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures) Order: Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey) Class: Aves (Birds) Phylum/Division: Chordata (Spinal chorded) Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) |