Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
- umum
- 48 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Circles overhead with your message, screaming that iconic Hollywood hawk cry.
- Populasi
- Global population estimated at 2 million or more, considered stable or slightly increasing; regional estimates include ~1 million within the US alone and up to ~3.1 million
- Habitat
- Open country and woodland edges with high perches — deserts, grasslands, agricultural fields, mountains, and increasingly urban areas; absent from unbroken dense forest and high Arctic tundra
- Fakta menarik
- The Red-tailed Hawk's iconic rasping "kree-eee-ar" scream is so recognizable that it has become Hollywood's go-to raptor sound effect, routinely dubbed over footage of eagles and other birds of prey that don't actually make that sound.
- Sebaran
- Throughout North America, from Alaska and Canada south through the United States, Mexico, and Central America to Panama, including the West Indies; northern populations migratory, central/southern populations largely resident
- Makanan
- Primarily small mammals (rodents, rabbits, ground squirrels make up ~80-85% of diet), supplemented by birds (up to pheasant size), reptiles (especially snakes), amphibians, and carrion
- Ukuran
- 0,55 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,2 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
