| IWRC Raptor ID Series | |||||
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Red-tailed Hawk Age
Characteristics
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Fledglings
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Juveniles
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Adults
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(photo of emerging
tail needed) |
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narrow bands on tail
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rufous tail molts in during second year
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cinnamon on breast
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white breast
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pale greenish or bluish-green cere
light gray/tan iris |
cream iris in first-year birds,
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yellow cere
light brown iris becoming dark brown in older adults |
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| Photos by Jean Chamberlain | |||
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International Wildlife Rehabilitation
Council
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