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Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies28 Bird Species
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Roadside HawkThis small buteo is recognized by its long tail and legs, and short wings. The upperparts are a uniform brownish-gray. The tail has bold dark bands and a whitish tip. The head is highlighted by large yellow eyes, yellow facial skin and a yellow cere. The breast shows a solid gray bib, while the belly more... Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 69 cm |
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Rough-legged HawkThis arctic buteo shows sexual dimorphism as well as both light and dark morphs. Common elements to watch for in all plumages include a small bill and feet, legs feathered all the way to the toes, a very dark belly, and a pale-based tail with a dark subterminal band. At rest, the wingtips of adults e more... Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 122 cm |
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Sharp-shinned HawkThis little accipiter is similar in plumage to Cooper’s Hawk, but is smaller overall (about the size of a jay), and proportionally smaller headed and shorter tailed. Females are significantly larger than males and in size may overlap slightly with the smallest male Cooper’s Hawks. Adult: Upperpar more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 51 cm |
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Short-tailed HawkThis small tropical buteo is regular in the U.S. only in Florida. At rest, the wingtips extend to the tip of the tail. In all plumages, the undersides of the outer primaries are white, contrasting with the darker inner primaries and secondaries. The broad wings make the tail appear shorter. A white p more... Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 81 cm |
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Snail KiteThis kite is recognized in all plumages by its long broad wings, dark tail with white base and tip, and its thin sharply-curved bill. Males are dark slate gray with blackish flight feathers. The legs and cere are reddish orange. Females are browner overall with pale streaking on the underparts. The p more... Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 104 cm |
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Steller's Sea-EagleThis enormous raptor is recognized by its huge size (dwarfs a Bald Eagle), massive yellow bill, long wedge-shaped tail, and striking plumage pattern. Adult: Dark brown with paler streaks on the head and neck, and a small white patch at the base of the forehead. White wing coverts form a single large more... Length: 107 cm Wingspan: 218 cm |
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Swainson's HawkWhen perched, this long-winged Buteo appears sleek and falcon-like. Their wingtips extend just past the tip of the tail at rest, and appear long and pointed in flight. Highly variable in appearance, with lots of intermediate plumage expressions between the typical light-moprh and dark-morph birds. Th more... Length: 48 cm Wingspan: 117 cm |
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Swallow-tailed KiteUnlike any other raptor in North America, this species is instantly recognizable by its unique shape and strong pattern. The head and underparts are pristine white. Upperparts are black, with a blue-gray cast. Exceptionally long wings and tail give this species a small-headed look. In flight, the dor more... Length: 48 cm Wingspan: 114 cm |
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White-tailed EagleDark brown overall, with buffy head blending into the dark breast. The tail is white and slightly wedge-shaped. Juvenile is similar to young Bald Eagle, but with less white under the wings and a tail consisting of dark feathers with pale centers. In flight, seven notched primaries are visible on the more... Length: 79 cm Wingspan: 183 cm |
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White-tailed HawkOn perched birds, the wingtips of this species extend well beyond the tip of the tail. Adult birds are gray above, with blackish wing feathers and a bold rufous patch on the shoulder. The underparts are white and unmarked, while the tail is white with a black subterminal band. In flight, white wing c more... Length: 51 cm Wingspan: 119 cm |
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White-tailed KiteThis dainty raptor is easily recognized by its bold pattern and flight style. The upperparts are pearly gray with large black epaulets. Females are slightly darker than males. The white tail extends beyond the end of the primaries. The face and underparts are bright white, with a small blackish patch more... Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 102 cm |
Zone-tailed HawkThis long-winged raptor bears a striking resemblance to Turkey Vulture in both plumage and flight style. Adult: Black overall with yellow cere and legs. Tail is black with a broad pale subterminal band and several thinner pale bands. In flight, black underwing coverts contrast with grayish flight fea more... Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 119 cm |
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Roadside Hawk
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Rough-legged Hawk
21 Photographs -
Sharp-shinned Hawk
9 Photographs -
Short-tailed Hawk
4 Photographs -
Snail Kite
4 Photographs -
Steller's Sea-Eagle
0 Photographs -
Swainson's Hawk
30 Photographs -
Swallow-tailed Kite
4 Photographs -
White-tailed Eagle
0 Photographs -
White-tailed Hawk
4 Photographs -
White-tailed Kite
12 Photographs -
Zone-tailed Hawk
9 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis |
Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Salt Water |
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Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus |
Estuaries and Bays, Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern HarrierCircus cyaneus |
Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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OspreyPandion haliaetus |
Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Steller's Sea-EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest |
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White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs |
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White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus |
Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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OspreyPandion haliaetus |
Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Fresh Water |
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Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus |
Estuaries and Bays, Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus |
Streams and Brooks, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern HarrierCircus cyaneus |
Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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OspreyPandion haliaetus |
Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus |
Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis |
Fresh Water Marshes |
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Steller's Sea-EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest |
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White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus |
Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens |
Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis |
Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern HarrierCircus cyaneus |
Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus |
Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus |
Open Country and Grasslands |
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White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus |
Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus |
Estuaries and Bays, Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus |
Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Common Black HawkButeogallus anthracinus |
Streams and Brooks, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens |
Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Gray HawkButeo plagiatus |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern HarrierCircus cyaneus |
Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus |
Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Steller's Sea-EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest |
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Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |