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Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis


Hawk Like

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Length: 23 in. (58 cm )

One of the largest of our soaring hawks, this species occupies open prairies, grasslands and in the winter agricultural fields. It frequently perches on telephone poles or the top of an isolated tree, but, unlike most other large hawks, it also regularly stands on the ground. It feeds mostly on small mammals and the occasional lizard, snake or large insect. Its bulky nest is placed in the top of an isolated tree and made of large sticks and lined with grass and roots.

The four-digit banding code is FEHA.


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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Ferruginous Hawk
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ferruginous-hawk

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Ferruginous Hawk. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ferruginous-hawk

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Ferruginous Hawk". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ferruginous-hawk

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Ferruginous Hawk". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ferruginous-hawk

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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