Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

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Subject:	Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

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Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

Ferruginous Hawk in flight

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The ferruginous hawk, (Buteo regalis), is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks. 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. Buteo regalis is used as a falconry bird in its native ranges. An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg, due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk. Order: Accipitriformes > Family: Accipitridae > Genus: Buteo > Species: Buteo regalis

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