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Description. The zone-tailed hawk is a fairly large but slender Buteo hawk. Grown birds are 46 to 56 cm (18 to 22 in) in length with a wingspan of about 117–140 cm (46–55 in). The zone-tailed is comparable in length and wingspan to common large Buteos found to the north such as Swainson's and red-tailed hawk, but may weigh considerably less.
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.
B. b. brachyurus - Vieillot, 1816. Synonyms. Buteo fuliginosus. The short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or (outside North America) "buzzard ...
The rough-legged buzzard (Europe) or rough-legged hawk (North America) (Buteo lagopus) is a medium-large bird of prey. It is found in Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Russia during the breeding season and migrates south for the winter. [3] It was traditionally also known as the rough-legged falcon[4] in such works as ...
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae. Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. They feed on seeds, fruit, and plants. Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I) (R) Band-tailed pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata (Unc) Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto (I)
The harpy eagle is Panama's national bird. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Panama. The avifauna of Panama included a total of 1020 species as of July 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase). Three species have been added from other sources. Of the 1021 species, 125 are rare or accidental and six have been introduced by humans. Seven are endemic. An additional ...
Description. 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).
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Rivoli's hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens (R) Black-chinned hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri. Anna's hummingbird, Calypte anna (O) Costa's hummingbird, Calypte costae.