Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Red-tailed Hawk
The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Buteo jamaicensis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Buteo jamaicensis alascensis
- Buteo jamaicensis harlani
- Buteo jamaicensis calurus
- Buteo jamaicensis borealis
- Buteo jamaicensis suttoni
- Buteo jamaicensis fuertesi
- Buteo jamaicensis fumosus
- Buteo jamaicensis socorroensis
- Buteo jamaicensis hadropus
- Buteo jamaicensis kemsiesi
- Buteo jamaicensis costaricensis
- Buteo jamaicensis umbrinus
- Buteo jamaicensis jamaicensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco jamaicensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Jamaica.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.266
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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