Species factsheet

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Buteo jamaicensis
Family: Kites, Hawks & Eagles (Accipitridae)

Danish name: Rødhalet Våge

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Subspecies and Distribution

alascensis

se Alaska, sw Canada

harlani

c Alaska, nw Canada

calurus

w North America

borealis

e North America

kriderii

sc Canada, nc USA

socorroensis

Socorro I. (w of Mexico)

suttoni

s Baja California (Mexico)

fuertesi

sw USA, n Mexico

fumosus

Tres Marias Is. (off wc Mexico)

hadropus

c Mexico

kemsiesi

s Mexico to Nicaragua

costaricensis

Costa Rica, w Panama

umbrinus

Florida (USA)

solitudinis

Bahamas, Cuba

jamaicensis

Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, n Lesser Antilles

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