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The white-tailed hawk is a large, stocky hawk. It is close in size to the Swainson's (Buteo swainsoni) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), its mean measurements falling slightly ahead of the first, and slightly behind the latter. It can attain a total length of 44–60 cm (17–24 in) and a wingspan of 118–143 cm (46–56 in).
Short-tailed hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo brachyurus Vieillot, 1816: 244 Hawaiian hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo solitarius Peale, 1849: 245 Swainson's hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838: 246 Galapagos hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo galapagoensis (Gould, 1837) 247 Zone-tailed hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo albonotatus Kaup, 1847: 248 Red-tailed ...
Common black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus (R) Harris's hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus (Unc) White-tailed hawk, Geranoaetus albicaudatus (O) Gray hawk, Buteo plagiatus (Unc) Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus (R) Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus (R) Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus (O) Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni (Unc) Zone-tailed hawk ...
The white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America. It replaces the related Old World black-winged kite in its native range. Taxonomy
The white hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) is a bird of prey breeding in the tropical New World of the family Accipitridae. Though it is commonly placed in the subfamily Buteoninae , the validity of this group is doubtful and currently under review.
The red-tailed hawk is now placed in the genus Buteo that was erected by French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. [15] [16] In flight showing the red tail A red-tailed hawk hovers in the wind. The red-tailed hawk is a member of the subfamily Buteoninae, which includes about 55 currently recognized species.
White-tailed hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) Pseudastur Blyth, 1849: Mantled hawk (Pseudastur polionotus) White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) Gray-backed hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis) Leucopternis Kaup, 1847: Semiplumbeous hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus)
The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', [4] is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which also includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers.