Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 (red-tailed hawk)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Alternative combination: Falco jamaicensis

Belongs to Buteo according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Broughton 2004, Guthrie 1992, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson 2008, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxa: Buteo (Triorchis), Buteo ales, Buteo antecursor, Buteo brachypterus, Buteo buteo, Buteo conterminus, Buteo contortus, Buteo dananus, Buteo dondasi, Buteo fluviaticus, Buteo fuscescens, Buteo grangeri, Buteo hoffstetteri, Buteo lagopus, Buteo lineatus, Buteo nitidus, Buteo platypterus, Buteo pusillus, Buteo quadratus, Buteo regalis, Buteo rufinus, Buteo sanfelipensis, Buteo solitarius, Buteo spassovi, Buteo swainsoni, Buteo typhoius

Subtaxa: Buteo jamaicensis borealis

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Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Barbados (1 collection), Bermuda (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Puerto Rico (1), United States (35: California, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 40 collections including 41 occurrences

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