Large Buteo Hawks

FerruginousRed-tailedRough-leggedSwainson’s
Eyesorange brown
to dark brown iris
orange/yellow
brown to dark brown
iris
dark brown iris
dark brown iris
Beak
black beak
with bluish base


black beak
with bluish base
small beak
black beak
with bluish base

Head
long yellow gape
often greenish cere
dark eyeline
dark malar area
long, narrow bright
yellow gape
white mask
yellow cere


Feet/legs
legs feathered
tarsi not feathered

legs feathered
small feet
Wings
black tipped primaries
white underside

patagial marks on underside

carpal patch on underside of wings
(light morph)
long wings reaching tip of tail
dark gray remiges
4 emarginated
primaries
Tail
wingtips shorter than tail
rufous
dark wide
subterminal band
narrow bands

Markings
belly band
(missing on some races)
white bib (light morph)
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