Slate-colored Hawk vs Red-tailed Hawk

Buteogallus schistaceus से तुलना Buteo jamaicensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Slate-colored Hawk Red-tailed Hawk
वैज्ञानिक नाम Buteogallus schistaceus Buteo jamaicensis
गण Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
कुल Accipitridae Accipitridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 54.4 cm (21.4 in) 124.0 cm (48.8 in)
वजन 455.0 g (16.05 oz) 1080.0 g (38.10 oz)
आहार -- Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
अंडों की संख्या -- 2-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Slate-colored Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk 53.0 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
Slate-colored Hawk 54.4 cm
Red-tailed Hawk 124.0 cm
वजन
Slate-colored Hawk 455.0 g
Red-tailed Hawk 1080.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Slate-colored Hawk only

कोई नहीं

Red-tailed Hawk only

Red-tailed Hawk

Open country with scattered elevated perches such as trees, poles, and cliffs. Adaptable to farmland, grasslands, roadsides, and suburban areas.

Song & Call Comparison

Slate-colored Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

गीत

Iconic, raspy descending scream: 'kreeeeee-ar', often used in films for all raptors. Gives short barking 'kak' notes near nest. Juveniles beg with persistent squealing whistles.

Geographic Range & Migration

Slate-colored Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

North America from Alaska to Panama, including the Caribbean. One of the most common raptors in North America.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Slate-colored Hawk

Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Slate-colored Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

पंख

Variable plumage from pale to dark morphs. Most adults have rich brown upperparts, a pale breast with a dark belly band, and the characteristic rufous-red tail.

चोंच

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

About These Birds

Red-tailed Hawk

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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