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Hawks (Accipitridae)


Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

The cry of the red-tailed hawk is a harsh descending scream -- keeyaaaa. The red-tail calls while flying and while perched. (Albany County, New York)
Habitat: Perches along roadsides and in isolated trees or along edges of woods. Soars.

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus nipalensis

Calls: adults with young recorded in Bhutan

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