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| Buteo jamaicensis |
(Gmelin, 1788) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Red-tailed hawk |
Buse à queue rousse |
Busardo colirrojo |
Rotschwanzbussard |
| Migration: partial |
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intercontinental, broad front |
Variable: sedentary from S USA to S edge of range in C America and Caribbean; migratory in N of range, but
resident over most of USA. From W boreal areas may move as far S as Panama to winter. Autumn migration
starts in Aug and ends in Dec, peak (involving 75% of birds) in New Jersey between late Oct and late Nov. In W
North America, migrates over broad front, but may follow leading lines, e.g. rivers, mountain ranges. Spring
migration may start Feb, and birds may arrive in far N as late as Jun. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A,
Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |