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1-35 of 35 Birds page: 1
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

 

25-32" (64-81 cm). W. 6' (1.8 m). Eagle-sized blackish bird, In flight, wings held upward in a wide, shallow V; rolls, sways from side to side. Flight feathers silvery below. Tail long; head small, bare, reddish; gray in immatures.… read more

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

22-24" (56-61 cm). W. 4'6" (1.4 m). Black, with white patch near each wing tip, conspicuous in flight; head bare, grayish; feet extend beyond short tail. Flaps its shorter and rounder wings more often and more rapidly than Turkey Vulture.… read more

California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus

 

45-55" (1.1-1.4 m). W. 8' 6"-9' 6" (2.6-2.9 m). Largest bird of prey in North America. Black with bare head (reddish orange in adults, blackish in young), black ruff, conspicuous white wing linings, and pale feet.… read more

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii

 

14-20" (36-51 cm). W. 28" (71 cm). Long tail, short rounded wings. Adult slate-gray above, with dark cap, and finely rust-barred below. Immature brown above, whitish below with fine streaks. Tail tip rounded, not squared-off.… read more

Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis

 

20-26" (51-66 cm). W. 3' 6" (1.1 m). Long narrow tail, short rounded wings, bold white eyebrow. Adults blue-gray above with black crown; pale underparts finely barred with gray. Young birds similar in size, shape, brown above, streaked below.… read more

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus

 

10-14" (25-36 cm). W. 21" (53 cm). Long, narrow, square-tipped tail, short rounded wings. Adult slate-gray above, pale below, with fine rust-colored barring. Immature, brown above with whitish spots, creamy white below with streaks on breast, barring on flanks.… read more

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos

 

30-41" (76-104 cm). W. 6' 6" (2 m). A large, all-dark eagle with a pale golden nape. Bill smaller and darker than that of Bald Eagle. In young birds, tail white at base, black at tip; white patches on undersides of wings.… read more

Gray Hawk
Asturina nitida (Buteo nitidus)

 

16-18" (41-46 cm). W. 3' (91 cm). A small compact hawk with a yellow cere; pale gray above with white underparts finely barred with gray, and bold white bands on tail. Immatures have streaked brown upperparts, pale underparts blotched with dark brown, narrowly banded tail.… read more

White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus

21-23" (53-58 cm). W. 4' (1.2 m). A large stocky hawk. Adult gray above, white below, with narrow but conspicuous black band on its short white tail, and rufous shoulder patch. Immature birds dark with gray tail.… read more

Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus

 

18 1/2 -21 1/2" (47-55 cm). W. 4' (1.2 m). Mainly black with long narrow wings held in a shallow V. Adults have 3 or 4 pale bands in tail. Immatures have several light narrow tail bands, wide dark terminal tail band, and fine white spotting on black breast.… read more

Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus

13-14" (33-36 cm). W. 35" (89 cm). The light phase is dark above and white below; the dark phase (more common in Florida) is black above and below except for the light bases of the primaries. Both, banded, black-and-white tail, yellow cere, yellow legs, feet.… read more

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

 

18-25" (46-64 cm). W. 4' (1.2 m). Light-phase birds have whitish breast, rust-colored tail. Broad, rounded wings, white chest. Young birds duller, more streaked, lacking rust-colored tail . Variable in color, some blackish in West, these usually retain rusty tail.… read more

Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus

19-24" (48-61 cm). W. 4' 4" (1.3 m). Long-winged hawk that often hovers. Tail white at base with dark terminal band. Light-phase adult has sandy-brown head, neck, blackish belly, dark "wrist" marks on underside of wing.… read more

Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus

 

16-24" (41-61 cm). W. 3'4" (1 m). Large, long-winged hawk with white barring on dark wings, rusty shoulders, pale underparts barred with rust, narrowly banded tail. In flight shows translucent area near tip of wing, visible from below. Young birds streaked below.… read more

Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus

 

13-15" (33-38 cm). W. 33" (84 cm). A stocky, pigeon-sized hawk. Adult plain brown above, barred with rusty color below, with broad black-and-white tail bands. Immatures similar, but sparsely spotted or blotched below, and with tail bands less distinct.… read more

Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis

 

22 1/2 -25" (57-64 cm). W. 4' 8" (1.4 m). Light-phase adult rufous above, mainly whitish below, with rufous "wrist" patch, leg feathers, black primary tips. Legs, feet feathered to talons. Immatures resemble light-phase adults, but with few or no rufous markings.… read more

Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni

 

18-22" (46-56 cm). W. 4' 1" (1.2 m). Brown above, white below with warm-brown breast; tail dark brown, indistinctly banded. Long, pointed wings. Young similar to immature Red-tail, but tends to have darker markings on breast, Soars with wings held in shallow V.… read more

Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus

 

20-23" (51-58 cm). Black, broad wings, white band across tail; cere, legs yellow. Soaring, holds wings flat; light spot underwing at base of primaries. Immatures, dark brown, tawny barring above, pale buff, streaks below, tail dark with several pale bands.… read more

Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus

15-17" (38-43 cm). W. 33" (84 cm). Small, long hooked bill, short rounded wings, tail boldly banded with black and white. Male slate-gray above, barred below with gray. Female brown on back with rufous collar, and with rufous barring on underparts.… read more

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

 

16-24" (41-61 cm). W. 3' 6" (1.1 m). Long-winged, long-tailed hawk with a white rump, often seen gliding over marshes with wings held in a shallow V. Male, pale gray back, head, breast; wing tips black. Female, young, brown above, streaked below.… read more

Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus

 

22-24" (56-61 cm). W. 4' 2" (1.3 m). A graceful bird of prey, with long pointed wings and deeply forked tail; head and underparts white; back, wings, and tail black.… read more

White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus

 

15-16" (38-41 cm). W. 3' 4" (1 m). Gull-like bird of prey. Largely white, with gray back, black patch on shoulder, undersurface of the pointed wing, white tail. The back, breast of young are streaked with warm brown. Often dangles its feet in flight.… read more

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

 

30-31" (76-79 cm). W. 6-7' 6" (1.8-2.3 m). A large blackish eagle with white head, tail, heavy yellow bill. Young birds lack the white head and tail, and resemble adult Golden Eagles, but are variably marked with white and have a black, more massive bill.… read more

Steller's Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus

34-36" (86.5-91.5 cm). W. 80-95" (203-241 cm). Very large; conspicuous white shoulder patches, white thighs; bill massive, orange-yellow; tail wedge-shaped, white; undertail coverts white. Immature has broad, white, squarish patches on underwing.… read more

Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis

12-14" (30-36 cm). W. 3' (91 cm). A small bird of prey with narrow pointed wings. Adult gray, paler below and on head; tail and outer flight feathers in wings blackish, inner flight feathers whitish. Young bird streaked below, with banded tail.… read more

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

 

21-24" (53-61 cm). W. 4' 6 "-6' (1.4-1.8 m). A large, long-winged "fish hawk." Brown above and white below; head white with dark line through eye and on side of face. Wing shows distinctive bend at "wrist." At a distance, can resemble a gull.… read more

Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus

 

18-23" (46-76 cm). W. 3' 7" (1.1 m). A black, crow-sized hawk with chestnut shoulders and thighs, white on rump and base of tail, and white tail tip. Immatures similar but more streaked.… read more

Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis

16-18" (41-46 cm). W. 3' 8" (1.1 m). A crow-sized bird of prey with long, thin, strongly hooked bill; broad, rounded wings; and dark tail with white base. Male dark slate in color, with base of bill, face, and feet reddish.… read more

Crested Caracara
Caracara cheriway

 

20-22" (51-56 cm). W. 4' (1.2 m). Large, long-legged, hawk-like bird with rounded wings. Dark brown with black cap; bare red face, throat, neck; base of tail white; tip of tail has black band. In flight, large white patches near wing tips.… read more

Merlin
Falco columbarius

 

10-14" (25-36 cm). W. 23" (58 cm). A jay-sized falcon, stockier than American Kestrel. Slate colored (males) or brownish (females) above; light and streaked below. Long tail boldly banded. Lacks facial stripes of most other falcons.… read more

Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis

15-18" (38-45.5 cm). W. 40-48" (102-122 cm). Small, long- tailed, boldly patterned. Adult blue-gray above, bold "mustache" on face, white eyebrow, black eye stripe. Upper breast buff with heavy streaks; lower breast, flanks black; thighs, belly cinnamon.… read more

Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus

 

17-20" (43-51 cm). W. 3' 6" (1.1 m). A large falcon, sandy brown above, whitish or pale buff below with fine spots and streaks, narrow brown "mustache" stripe, and dark wing linings.… read more

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

 

15-21" (38-53 cm). W. 3' 4" (1 m). Large robust falcon with a black hood and wide black "mustaches." Adults slate-gray above and pale below, with fine black bars and spots. Young birds brown or brownish slate above, heavily streaked below.… read more

Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus

 

22" (56 cm). W. 4' (1.2 m). The largest of the true falcons. 3 color phases occur: blackish, white, and gray-brown. All phases are more uniformly colored than Peregrine Falcon, which has bold dark "mustaches" and hood and a proportionately larger head.… read more

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius

 

9-12" (23-30 cm). W. 21" (53 cm). A jay-sized falcon, often seen hovering. Rusty tail and back. Adult male has slate-blue wings. Female has rusty wings and back, narrow bands on tail. Both sexes have 2 black stripes on face.… read more

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