Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Hawk Like
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.
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
- Date accessed:
- 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
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
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