Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES
FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A hawk of the North, the Rough-legged Hawk breeds in Arctic tundra and taiga regions around the northern hemisphere. Both dark and light forms are common, with many birds intermediate between the extremes.