Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

Order

FALCONIFORMES

Family

Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Code 4

RLHA

Code 6

BUTLAG

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Juvenile pale brown, light gray, or yellow becoming dark brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked
Crown Color: White with brown streaks.
Forehead Color: White with brown streaks.
Nape Color: White with brown streaks.
Throat Color: White with brown streaks.
Cere color: Yellow

BODY

Length Range: 46-61 cm (18-24 in)
Weight: 862 g (30.4 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White with dark belly band.
Upperparts: Dark Brown
Back Pattern: Spotted or speckled, Mottled
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Alternates powerful flaps with glides., Hangs in wind and hovers over one spot.
Wingspan Range: 122-142 cm (48-56 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Narrow dark bands.
Upper Tail: Pale with dark terminal band.
Under Tail: Pale with dark terminal band.
Leg Color: Yellow

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