Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788)    Synonyms: Buteo jamaicensis borealis, RTHA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Accipitriformes   >   Family Accipitridae   >   Genus Buteo   

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An adult Red-tailed Hawk hunts the edge of a field in Carroll Co., Maryland (1/27/2008). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Red-tailed Hawk in Dorchester Co., Maryland (12/4/2012). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

An adult Red-tailed Hawk in flight over Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/7/2015). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Red-tailed Hawk soars over Millington WMA, Maryland (2/20/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Red-tailed Hawk flying over Easton, Talbot Co., Maryland (11/9/2013). Photo by Wendy Crowe. (MBP list)

An immature Red-tailed Hawk over Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/18/2012). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Red-tailed Hawk in Howard Co., Maryland (3/24/2015). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An immature Red-tailed Hawk in flight in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/30/2014). Photo by W.D. Auer. (MBP list)

A Canadian type (abieticola) Red-tailed Hawk in Somerset Co., Maryland (11/23/2008). Note the dark throat, thick breast band, and warm coloration above the breast band. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A "Northern" Red-tailed Hawk in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/22/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Red-tailed hawk eating a Black Racer in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Red-tailed hawk being mobbed by crows at Kinder Farm Park, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/18/2010). Photo by Wendy Crowe. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/10/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Red-tailed Hawk in flight over Cromwell Valley Park, Maryland (9/28/2013). Photo by Wendy Crowe. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/9/2022). (c) steve-and-betty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by steve-and-betty via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/29/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk with Eastern Gray Squirrel prey in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/20/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

An adult Red-tailed Hawk preying upon a Wood Frog in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2022). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Ron Wertz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-tailed Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/28/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An adult Red-tailed Hawk feeding on a Canada Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (11/17/2007). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A leucistic Red-tailed Hawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/28/2023). (c) Wendy J. Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Wendy Alexander. (MBP list)

An immature Red-tailed Hawk with Eastern Gray Squirrel prey in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/20/2022). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rborchelt via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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