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Large Buteo Hawks
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Ferruginous |
Red-tailed |
Rough-legged |
Swainson's |
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Eyes |
orange brown |
![]() orange/yellow brown to dark brown |
dark brown irises
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![]() dark brown irises |
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Beak |
![]() black beak with bluish base |
![]() black beak with bluish base |
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![]() black beak with bluish base |
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Head |
long yellow
gape |
![]() often greenish cere |
![]() dark eyeline dark malar area long, narrow bright yellow gape |
![]() white mask yellow cere |
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Feet/Legs |
![]() legs feathered |
tarsi not feathered |
![]() legs feathered small feet |
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Wings |
![]() black tipped primaries white underside |
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Tail |
photo of tail needed |
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![]() dark wide subterminal band |
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Markings |
![]() belly band (missing on some races) |
![]() white bib (light morph) |
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