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Scientific name:
Buteo albicaudatus |
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Family name:
Accipitridae |
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Are they endangered?
No,
they are not endangered worldwide although there are
some areas where they are threatened. An example would
be in the United States. (Texas) (IUCN Red list: Least
concern)
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What are their
past/present problems?
Habitat loss and pesticides have caused problems for the
White-tailed Hawk. |
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What do they look
like?
Their back is a dark gray with a patch of white on its
wings. If you were to see it flying overhead, its
underside would look white with tiny black lines. They
have a white tail with a wide black edge on it. |
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How big are they?
White-tailed Hawks are about 2 feet long. If they
spread them out, their wings would be about 4 ½ feet
wide. |
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How many eggs do they
lay?
The female lays between 1 and 4 white eggs once a year.
The eggs hatch in a month. |
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What are their nests
like?
Their nests are made of sticks and twigs on a low spot
of the tree. |
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When do they hunt?
They hunt during the day. (diurnal) |
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What do they eat?
They like to eat rabbits, grasshoppers, insects, and They
sometimes eat dead things. |
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Where do they live?
They live in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and
South America. |
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What kind of place do
they like to live in?
White-tailed Hawks like desert areas, open country and prairies. |
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Interesting facts:
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They reuse their nests each year. |
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Works Cited:
Alsop, Fred. Birds of North America. New York: DK Publishing,
2001.
“Buteo albicaudatus.”
10 Jan. 2008. <http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/49434/all>.
Schmoker, Bill. “Re:
Owl pictures (etc.).” E-mail to Club Web. 2 Nov. 2007.
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White-tailed hawks catch prey that is
trying to escape grass and forest fires.
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