Profile
In flight
Birds of Prey
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
- uncommon
- 40 km/h
- Least Concern
Largest hawk in North America, rusty-legged, built for open prairie. Will perch on a fencepost for hours waiting.
- Population
- About 110,000 individuals
- Habitat
- Arid grassland, sagebrush plain, and open rangeland
- Fun fact
- It has the largest feet of any Buteo hawk, useful for taking jackrabbits.
- Range
- Interior western North America, wintering to Mexico
- Diet
- Ground squirrels, prairie dogs, rabbits, birds, and reptiles
- Size
- 0.6 m
- Wingspan
- 1.4 m
- Lifespan
- 20 years
