• Synonyms Harlan hawk, Black Warrior, California Hawk, Harlan's Hawk, Chicken Hawk, Hen Hawk, red hawk, Krider's Hawk, Fuertes' Hawk, Cooper's buzzard Hawk
  • Old latin name for bird Falco jamaicensis, Buteo borealis, Falco borealis

Red-tailed Hawkbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Jeff Dyck
    Canada
  • 5.
    Call, juvenile, © Bates Estabrooks
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Esau Toaki Villarreal
    Mexico
  • 8.
    Call, © J.R. Rigby
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © Rory Nefdt
    United States
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Elvis Herrera Rodríguez
    Mexico
  • 11.
    Flight call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 12.
    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-tailed Hawk

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Red-tailed Hawk subspecies (13)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Buteo jamaicensis alascensisse Alaska and sw Canada-No
Buteo jamaicensis borealise North American MexicoNo
Buteo jamaicensis calurusw North AmericaCentral AmericaNo
Buteo jamaicensis costaricensisCosta Rica and w Panama-No
Buteo jamaicensis fuertesisw USA and n Mexico-No
Buteo jamaicensis fumosusTres Marías Is. (off wc Mexico)-No
Buteo jamaicensis hadropusc Mexico-No
Buteo jamaicensis harlanic Alaska and nw Canada-No
Buteo jamaicensis jamaicensisJamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and n Lesser Antilles-No
Buteo jamaicensis kemsiesis Mexico to Nicaragua-No
Buteo jamaicensis socorroensisSocorro I. (off w Mexico)-No
Buteo jamaicensis suttonis Baja California (Mexico)-No
Buteo jamaicensis umbrinusFlorida (USA), Bahamas and Cuba-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooistertjakkalsvoël
Azerbaijaniqızılquyruq sar
BasqueZapelatz buztangorria
BelarusianЧырванахвосты канюх
Bengaliরারমরজ চত঳াফাজ
BretonBaou lost rous
BulgarianЧервеноопашат мишелов
CatalanAligot de cua roja, aligot cua-roig
Chinese红尾鵟
Chinese (Traditional)紅尾鵟
Creesachgootamo
CroatianCrvnorepi škanjac, crvenorepi škanjac
Czechkáně rudochvostá, Káne rudoocasá
DanishRødhalet Våge
DutchRoodstaart Buizerd, Roodstaartbuizerd
EsperantoRuĝvosta buteo
Estonianpunasaba-viu
Finnishamerikanhiirihaukka
FrenchBuse à queue rousse, Buse de Harlan
GalicianMiñato de rabo vermello, Buxato rabirrubio
GermanRotschwanzbussard
GreekΑμερικανική Γερακίνα
Hungarianrőtfarkú ölyv
IcelandicRyðvákur
IrishClamhán earrdhearg
ItalianPoiana codarossa, Poiana della Giamaica
Japaneseアカオノスリ
Latvianrudastes klijāns
LithuanianRaudonuodegis suopis, jamaikinis suopis
Mongolianсар
Norwegianrødhalevåk
Norwegian NynorskRaudhalevåk
Polishmyszołów rdzawosterny, myszolów rdzawosterny
Portuguesebútio-de-cauda-vermelha, Bútio-rabirruivo, Gavião-de-rabo-vermelho
RomanianŞorecar de coadă roşie
RussianКраснохвостый канюк, Канюк ямайский или краснохвостый, Краснохвостый сарыч
SerbianCrvenorepi mišar
Slovakmyšiak hrdzavochvostý
SlovenianRdečerepi kanja
SpanishGavilán cola roja, aguililla cola-roja, Busardo colirrojo, Aguililla Cola Roja, Águila Colirrojo, Gavilán de Monte, Aguililla Colirroja, Gavilán Colirrojo, Guaraguao, Gavilán de Cola Roja
Swedishrödstjärtad vråk
TurkishKızıl Kuyruklu Şahin, Kızılkuyruklu şahin
Ukrainianканюк неоарктичний
WelshBwncath cynffongoch