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Red-Tailed Hawk
By: Jameiyah Sparks
Brave Bird
A red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey also known as a chicken hawk or buzzard hawk.
There are 14 subspecies of the red-tailed hawk but they look different.
ANATOMY Blocky and broad Dark brown belly with
whitish underbelly Red – orange tail Short and dark bill Horizontal streaked
feathers
18 to 26 inches long 43 to 57 inches
wingspan 1.52 to 3.53 lbs. .95 to 1.32 inch claws 7.40 to 10.19 inch tail
Flight Slowly Angled Little flapping 40 to 120 miles per hour
Bon AppetiteSmall mammalsBirds
Rodents
ReptilesSquirrels Fish Insects
Home Sweet home
Habitat Deserts Grasslands Coastal regions Mountains Rain forests Urban areas Woodlands Agricultural fields Foothills
Range North America Alaska Yukon Quebec Northwest Territories Canada Florida West Indies Central and North America
AdaptationLarge Size
Great Eyesight
Stick Nests
Claws
Lifestyle
Life cycle Reproduction 1 month to hatch Fly at 10 weeks Live about 20 years
Mate for life Spring breeding 1 to 5 eggs laid
Behavior
Females Defend predators Nest in tall trees
Males Dive for female attention Bring food while mother
nests
Both
Love to soar
Predators
Although they are one of the top predators, red-tailed hawks are often hunted by the great horned owl.
Survival
• There has been a decline in the raptor population over the last 50 years.
• Red-tails are protected by the law.• They are no longer on the endangered species
list.
The End