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Red-tailed hawk in flight (

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Creator

Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer

Title

Red-tailed hawk in flight

Description

35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Falconiformes; Family: Accipitridae; Genus: Buteo; Genus species: Buteo jamaicensis. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 46 cm; Identification: The red-tailed hawk has broad wings, a dark patagial mark on the underwings, and a brick red tail. The light morph includes a brown head, nape, back, and upperwings. The belly band is dark, and the underwings are white with dark edgings. The dark morph includes dark underparts, upperparts, and underwings. The undersides are pale of primary and secondary flight feathers; Habitat: Deserts, forests, mountains; Diet: Carnivore: opportunistic; small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds; Reproduction: One brood is produced each season. Nests are built out of twigs in a tree or cactus. The female lays 1-3 eggs which are incubated for 30-35 days. The chicks fledge at 45-46 days of age; Behavior: Red-tailed hawks are very aggressive birds; Status: No special status.

Date

1975 May

Collection

Colorado State University Libraries
Parent institution	Colorado State University
Authority file	: Q110673471

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Colorado State University Libraries as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Plains to Peaks Collective.

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