Habitat:
Riparian forest and woodland, desert uplands, and mixed mountain forests
Phsical Features:
The Zone-tailed Hawk is mostly a brown and black hawk. The tail has 2 to 3 light bands that are white when viewed from below. The under-wing is two-toned with black wing tips. The legs and beak of the Zone-tailed Hawk are yellow. The female is slightly larger than the males of this species.
Food Habits:
The Zone-tailed Hawk's diet includes many small animals. They eat birds, amphibians and reptiles, mammals, ground squirrels and chipmunks. Prey that is exposed and becomes conditioned to the harmless presence of Turkey Vultures is likely prey of the Zone-tailed Hawk.
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