Ferruginous hawk

Ferruginous hawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
Species:
B. regalis
Binomial name
Buteo regalis
(Gray, 1844)

The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks. An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg,[2] due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus).

The generic name buteo is Latin for 'buzzard'.[3] The specific epithet regalis is Latin for 'royal' (from rex, regis, 'king').[4] The common name 'ferruginous' means 'rust-colored' or 'reddish-brown'.

This species is a large, broad-winged hawk of the open, arid grasslands, prairie and shrub steppe country; it is endemic to the interior parts of North America. It is used as a falconry bird in its native ranges.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Buteo regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695970A93535999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695970A93535999.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). "Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird-names". p. 81. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ Jobling (2010), p.332