Male Female Description Size: 3.75” Plumage/Description: Males are distinctive and unmistakable—a deep rufous-burnt orange color. Gorget is a deep orange color when viewed in good light. Some males have a green back, but most appear orange in color. Females have...
Male Female Description Size: 4.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar except males have a patch of red feathers on the crown of the head which they display when agitated, or when they are defending a territory. Overall a gray, olive-green bird...
Male Female Description Size: 8.75” Plumage/Description: Male plumage is very distinctive and unmistakable. Males are entirely black except for the red and yellow chevron on shoulder of wing. Female plumage is dramatically different than males. Females are brown,...
Adult Juvenille Description Size: 19” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Red-tailed Hawks come in a variety of color phases—see the Sibley Guide to Birds to view examples of ‘light’, ‘intermediate’, and ‘dark’ phases. Diagnostic features...
Male Description Size: 8.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Striking facial pattern—red on the crown of the head, as well as on the nape and throat. Black stripe extends through the eye, outlined by a white stripe above and below. Breast is...
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