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White-tailed Hawk

Buteo albicaudatus ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A stocky hawk of open to sparsely wooded, arid regions, the White-tailed Hawk is found from southern Texas to South America. Its white tail with a black band near the tip is unique amongst North American hawks.

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  • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Call a high, raspy "ke-he, ke-he, ke-he."

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