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This list of birds of Arizona includes every wild bird species seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) through January 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds , 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the American ...
The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks.An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg, [2] due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus).
It winters in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Louisiana. [2] This seems to be a particularly large subspecies, although its size is not drastically different from the western red-tailed hawk ( B. j. calurus ), and, going on average wing size and tarsal length, this appears to be the largest race of red-tailed hawk.
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.
Red-tailed hawk (state raptor) Buteo jamaicensis: 2019 [67] Oklahoma: Wild turkey (state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo: 1990 [68] Oregon: Osprey (state raptor) Pandion haliaetus: 2017 [69] Pennsylvania: Ruffed grouse (state game bird) Bonasa umbellus: 1931 [3] South Carolina: Northern mockingbird (former state bird) Mimus polyglottos: 1939 ...
Hawk in flight. With their broad wingspans and sharp talons, hawks are some of the most regal birds in the skies. But beyond their powerful physical qualities, hawks hold deep spiritual meaning ...
[6] [7] Adult B. j. calurus are usually rangier and darker than the eastern red-tailed hawk (B. j. borealis), with pale individuals usually having a richer tawny base color (with occasionally a pale rufous color showing around the chest or neck), typically a heavily streaked breast and belly band, a brownish throat, dark barring on the flanks ...
The common nighthawk or bullbat (Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized [3] [4] crepuscular or nocturnal bird [3] [5] of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization.