White-tailed Hawk

Buteo albicaudatus

Order

FALCONIFORMES

Family

Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Code 4

WTHA

Code 6

BUTALC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Dark chestnut.
Head Pattern: Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Dark Gray
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: Dark Gray
Throat Color: White
Cere color: Tan

BODY

Length Range: 51-56 cm (20-22 in)
Weight: 862 g (30.4 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: White, Gray
Underparts: White with very fine bars.
Upperparts: Dark gray with red-brown back.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded, Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Alternates series of powerful deep wing beats with long glides.
Wingspan Range: 119-124 cm (47-49 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings, Rounded-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Banded
Upper Tail: White with gray band.
Under Tail: White with gray band.
Leg Color: Yellow

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