The red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey and one of the most common hawks in North America. In the United States, it is one of three species colloquially known as the "chickenhawk". The red-tailed hawk b
Close-up of an adult head
In flight, showing the red tail
Leucistic individual, in Kentucky
The rough-legged buzzard or rough-legged hawk is a medium-large bird of prey. It is found in arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia during the breeding season, and migrates so
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The tail is white with a dark terminal band.
The legs, but not the toes, are feathered.