Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Buteo jamaicensis | Red-Tailed Hawk 



ABBREVIATION : 
BUJA

COMMON NAMES : 
   red-tailed hawk
   red-tail
   chicken hawk


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the red-tailed hawk is Buteo
jamaicensis (Gmelin).  It is in the family Accipitridae [1].  Seven
recognized subspecies occur in North America and are listed below
[38,49]:

     B. jamaicensis spp. alascensis Grinnell
     B. jamaicensis ssp. borealis (Gmelin)  eastern red-tailed hawk
     B. jamaicensis ssp. calurus Cassin  western red-tailed hawk
     B. jamaicensis spp. fuertesi Sutton
     B. jamaicensis spp. harlani (Audubon)  Harlin's hawk    
     B. jamaicensis spp. kirderii Hoopes  Krider's hawk    
     B. jamaicensis ssp. umbrinus Bangs  Florida red-tailed hawk
      


ORDER : 
Falconiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie Tesky, May 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Buteo jamaicensis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Buteo jamaicensis | Red-Tailed Hawk