Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Buzacu raurroxu |
| Basque | Zapelatz buztangorria |
| Bulgarian | Червеноопашат мишелов |
| Catalan | Aligot cua-roig |
| Croatian | crvnorepi škanjac |
| Czech | káně rudochvostá |
| Dutch | Roodstaartbuizerd |
| English | Red-tailed Hawk |
| English (United States) | Red-tailed Hawk |
| Finnish | amerikanhiirihaukka |
| French | Buse à queue rousse |
| French (French Guiana) | Buse à queue rousse |
| Galician | Miñato rabirrubio |
| German | Rotschwanzbussard |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Γερακίνα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Malfini ke wouj |
| Icelandic | Ryðvákur |
| Japanese | アカオノスリ |
| Norwegian | rødhalevåk |
| Polish | myszołów rdzawosterny |
| Russian | Краснохвостый канюк |
| Serbian | Crvenorepi mišar |
| Slovak | myšiak hrdzavochvostý |
| Spanish | Busardo Colirrojo |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gavilán Colirrojo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gavilán de monte |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Guaraguao |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gavilán Cola Roja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Aguililla Cola Roja |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gavilán Colirrojo |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Guaraguao Colirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Busardo colirrojo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gavilán Colirrojo |
| Swedish | rödstjärtad vråk |
| Turkish | Kızıl Kuyruklu Şahin |
| Ukrainian | Канюк неоарктичний |
Buteo jamaicensis ("Gmelin, JF", 1788)
PROTONYM:
Falco jamaicensis
"Gmelin, JF", 1788. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1, p.266.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica.
Definitions
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- buteo
- jamaicensis
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SPECIES
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Scientific name definitions
C. R. Preston and R. D. Beane
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2009
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2009
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Tables and Appendices
Appendix 1
Summary of Red-tailed Hawk clutch size data from selected regions of North America 1920–1968 (adapted from Henny and Wight 1972).
- Henny and Wight 1972
- (*)1 = CA; 2 = AZ, UT, se. NV; 3 = TX, OK, w. NM, se. CO, s. KS, w. AR, nw. LA; 4 = FL, s. GA, s. AL; 5 = OH, IL, IN, e. MO, se. IA, n. KY; 6 = PA, NJ, MD, DE, e. WV, se. NY, sw. MA, n. VA; 7 = OR, WA; 8 = se. ID, s. MT, sw. ND, nw. SD, n. WY; 9 = WI, MI, NY (all but se corner), VT, e. MN, s. ON, s. QB; 10 = s. BC, s. AB, s. SK.
| Region (*) | Mean Clutch Size | Range | %1 | %2 | %3 | %4 | %5 | Sample Size |
| 1 | 2.92 | 2–5 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 231 |
| 2 | 2.62 | 2–4 | 0 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 2.44 | 2–4 | 0 | 58 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | 2.11 | 2–3 | 0 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 2.57 | 2–3 | 0 | 43 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | 2.29 | 1–3 | 6 | 59 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | 2.96 | 2–5 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | 2.94 | 2–4 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | 2.72 | 1–4 | 1 | 31 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 75 |
| 10 | 2.90 | 2–4 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Appendix 2
Nesting densities of the Red-tailed Hawk in various parts of its range.
| Author(s) | Location | Average Density: km2 per nesting pair |
| Shelton 1971 | Ohio | 50.0 |
| Misztal 1974 | Ohio | 43.0 |
| Cornman 1973 | Ohio | 24.9 |
| Kirkley and Springer 1980 | Ohio | 6.2 |
| Craighead et al. 1969 | Michigan | 19.2 |
| Gates 1972 | Wisconsin | 10.6 |
| Orians and Kuhlman 1956 | Wisconsin | 7.3 |
| Hagar 1957 | New York | 8.0 |
| Johnson 1975d | Montana | 8.0 |
| Mcinvaille and Keith 1974 | Alberta | 7.5 |
| Luttich et al. 1971 | Alberta | 7.0 |
| McGovern and McNurney 1986 | Colorado | 5.7 |
| McGovern and McNurney 1986 | Colorado | 2.0 |
| Fitch et al. 1946b | California | 1.3 |
| Craighead et al. 1969 | Wyoming | 2.6 |
| Snyder and Snyder 1991 | Puerto Rico | 1.6 |
Appendix 3
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) | |