Will attack Golden Eagles, Red-tailed
Hawks, and humans near its
nest...in flight resembles vultures.
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
(L 18-22" WS 45-55")
Bayano Reservoir
02Oct2016
Buteo means hawk (although in
the Old World this genus refers
to buzzards);
albononatus is
Latin for
white marked.
Courtship calls
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Sillick
 Macaulay
Library
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