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)
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Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2009
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Distribution of the Red-tailed Hawk
Figure 2. Breeding distribution of the Red-tailed Hawk by subspecies
Approximate breeding distribution of Red-tailed Hawk races: HA = harlani, AL = alascensis, CA = calurus, KR = “kriderii,” BO = borealis, FUE = fuertesi, SO = soccorroensis, HAD = hadropus, FU = fumosus, UM = umbrinus, SOL = solitudinus, JA = jamaicensis, KE = kemsiesi, CO = costaricensis. Adapted from Johnsgard (1990).
Figure 6. Annual cycle of breeding, migration, and molt in the Red-tailed hawk
Annual cycle of breeding, migration, and molt in the Red-tailed hawk in the eastern U.S. Thick lines equal peak activity, thin lines off peak.
Figure 1. Breeding and year-round ranges of the Red-tailed Hawk.
Only northern populations (shown here in blue) are migratory.
Figure 3. Red-tailed Hawk with prey.
In western states, this hawk catches and eats many species of snakes. By J. Schmitt.
Figure 4. Typical vocalizations of the Red-tailed Hawk
(Top) male scream, in flight, Franklin Co., OH 19 July 1967 (Borror Lab of Bioacoustics # 9206); (Bottom) courtship calls, Oregon, 4 July 1965 (BLB # 7839).
Figure 5. Aggressive, perching posture; also used by birds in the hand.
By J. Schmitt.