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Redtailed Hawk

#46. Red-tailed Hawk


Group Name:

Hawks-Birds = Aves (Hawk Family)



Habitat:

Soaring over open woods to farmland.


Traits:

1) Rusty, reddish (cinnamon) tail.

2) Underparts white or ceam color.

3) Dark band across belly.

4) Sharp, curved beak to rip meat.

5) Keen eyesight.

6) Eats larger rodents, rabbits, & small mammals.

7) Helps eliminate small pest animals from farms.


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