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Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis(Gray, GR, 1844)

English (US) Ferruginous Hawk

The Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) 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.

Range: prairies and plains of southern Canada to northern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Buteo regalis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Ferruginous Hawk
Described by
(Gray, GR, 1844)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Archibuteo regalis
Described by
(Gray, GR, 1844)
Type locality
Real del Monte, Mexico.
Original description
The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1 pt1 p.[12] pl.6

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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