Body measurements (in mm (mean ± SD [n])) of adult Red-Tailed Hawks -- various subspecies.
(a)From specimens in Denver Museum of Natural History, American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. (b)From point of insertion to tip of central retrices. (c)Unflattened wing. (d)From tibiotarsus-tarsometatarsal joint to base of middle toe. (e)From anterior edge of cere to tip of mandible. (f)Middle toe without claw. Male Female Subspecies (a) Tail (b) Wing chord (c) Tarsus (d) Culmen (e) Toe (f) Tail Wing chord Tarsus Culmen Toe B. j. alascensis 227.6 ± 11.6 (8) 346.5 ± 13.4 (8) 86.9 ± 2.0 (8) 24.4 ± 1.1 (8) 43.6 ± 1.9 (8) 226.9 ± 7.4 (12) 360.5 ± 11.5 (12) 83.2 ± 2.3 (12) 26.4 ± 1.0 (12) 44.9 ± 1.9 (12) B. j. harlani 211.0 ± 11.9 (33) 381.0 ± 16.4 (33) 79.8 ± 5.1 (33) 24.7 ± 1.4 (33) 41.3 ± 3.0 (33) 225.3 ± 17.1 (37) 408.7 ± 21.0 (37) 87.0 ± 4.7 (37) 27.0 ± 0.8 (37) 45.2 ± 1.9 (37) B. j. calurus 224.2 ± 7.9 (31) 386.8 ± 11.4 (31) 85.4 ± 4.1 (31) 25.1 ± 1.1 (31) 44.0 ± 2.3 (31) 237.3 ± 11.3 (36) 412.0 ± 14.9 (36) 87.9 ± 3.7 (36) 27.3 ± 0.9 (36) 47.3 ± 1.9 (36) B. j. kriderii 220.9 ± 13.0 (13) 378.9 ± 17.2 (13) 85.0 ± 2.6 (13) 25.6 ± 1.4 (13) 42.3 ± 1.9 (13) 237.0 ± 18.9 (9) 411.9 ± 20.1 (9) 87.9 ± 5.1 (9) 26.4 ± 1.9 (9) 46.5 ± 3.2 (9) B. j. borealis 215.4 ± 19.1 (38) 370.1 ± 19.4 (38) 82.4 ± 3.1 (38) 25.1 ± 1.1 (38) 43.1 ± 2.0 (38) 230.1 ± 17.9 (38) 390.2 ± 20.0 (38) 85.0 ± 4.4 (38) 27.1 ± 2.1 (38) 46.8 ± 3.8 (38) B. j. umbrinus 225.0 ± 13.1 (7) 398.8 ± 14.6 (7) 91.1 ± 5.2 (7) 27.2 ± 1.2 (7) 46.4 ± 2.4 (7) 234.0 ± 9.2 (7) 408.9 + 18.0 (7) 88.9 ± 6.1 (7) 30.0 ± 2.1 (7) 48.8 ± 2.9 (7) B. j. fuertesi 210.9 ± 12.8 (17) 393.2 ± 16.4 (17) 88.0 ± 2.6 (17) 26.3 ± 0.8 (17) 46.0 ± 1.3 (17) 223.8 ± 11.2 (13) 430.7 ± 13.8 (13) 93.0 ± 2.8 (13) 27.5 ± 0.8 (13) 48.7 ± 1.6 (13) B. j. fumosus 228.9 ± 15.1 (9) 369.3 ± 17.9 (9) 85.9 ± 1.8 (9) 27.4 ± 0.4 (9) 44.0 ± 2.3 (9) 235.0 ± 7.4 (10) 397.4 ± 7.8 (10) 88.3 ± 2.2 (10) 29.2 ± 0.7 (10) 47.0 ± 1.9 (10) B. j. socorroensis 214.1 ± 11.7 (3) 378.4 ± 16.1 (3) 84.9 ± 2.4 (3) 24.9 ± 0.6 (3) 43.0 ± 1.2 (3) 228.4 ± 7.9 (5) 412.8 ± 18.1 (5) 89.1 ± 3.3 (5) 28.6 ± 1.0 (5) 48.0 ± 2.1 (5) B. j. hadropus 215.0 ± 12.4 (7) 378.4 ± 16.1 (7) 89.1 ± 5.0 (7) 26.3 ± 1.2 (7) 46.8 ± 4.1 (7) 230.4 ± 11.0 (7) 401.1 ± 14.2 (7) 88.0 ± 4.9 (7) 26.8 ± 1.4 (7) 49.8 ± 4.0 (7) B. j. kemsiesi 212.5 ± 6.3 (3) 376 ± 8.9 (3) 87.8 ± 2.8 (3) 26.1 ± 0.7 (3) 44.9 ± 1.9 (3) 231.0 ± 6.8 (3) 398.2 ± 10.0m (3) 87.1 ± 2.4 (3) 26.4 ± 0.8 (3) 46.9 ± 1.7 9(3) B. j. costaricensis 213.2 ± 7.9 (11) 372.7 ± 14.0 (11) 88.6 ± 3.1 (11) 26.0 ± 2.0 (11) 44.3 ± 3.1 (11) 230.0 ± 16.1 (13) 401.9 ± 21.0 (13) 86.9 ± 4.1 (13) 26.6 ± 2.0 (13) 46.2 ± 2.9 (13) B. j. jamaicensis 194.8 ± 6.8 (8) 334.9 ± 9.8 (8) 81.3 ± 4.4 (8) 26.1 ± 1.4 (8) 43.2 ± 3.7 (8) 210.0 ± 14.6 (11) 364.9 ± 15.9 (11) 83.4 ± 3.7 (11) 28.2 ± 0.8 (11) 45.2 ± 3.2 (11) B. j. solitudinus 221.2 ± 7.4 (6) 370.0 ± 11.0 (6) 88.5 ± 2.4 (6) 27.2 ± 0.3 (6) 45.3 ± 1.8 (6) 251.8 ± 6.9 (9) 405.4 ± 12.1 (9) 88.3 ± 1.8 (9) 29.8 ± 0.4 (9) 45.7 ± 2.0 (9)