This largest of the buteo hawks has white underpants with red leggings and no dark tail bands.
In the Imperial Valley, it is similar to the more common Red-Tailed Hawk - but Ferruginous tails have whiter tail feathers.
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Regal as an eagle!
This largest of the buteo hawks has white underpants with red leggings and no dark tail bands. In the Imperial Valley, it is similar to the more common Red-Tailed Hawk - but Ferruginous tails have whiter tail feathers. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Ferruginous Hawk
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
The Ferruginous Hawk - An extensive species profile can be found on this Canadian environmental Web site entitled "Alberta's Threatened Wildlife".
Helping Hands - Another Canadian site is "Building Nests for the Ferruginous Hawk".
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us