Appearance: brown back, broad wings, white belly with rust-colored streak on top of wings and dark brown/black streakings, wide red tail: bright from above but pale from below Females have the same coloration as males, but are larger There are 16 subspecies of red-tailed hawk, the one common to Long Island is the Eastern Red-Tailed Hawk…
Appearance: slate gray back, light yellow-white underside with stripes, yellow beak and legs, large curved claws, yellow hooked beak with black tip, gray head, yellow eye ring Females have similar markings to, but are larger than males Length: 14 to 19 inches (about 1.5 feet) Wingspan: 39 to 43 inches (about 3-4 feet) Status: seriously…
Appearance: in summer(left) black-capped head black eyes, orange beak tipped with black, pale grey back and belly; in winter(right) part of cap fades to white, beak, legs, wing’s edges become black, belly becomes white; long wings, forked tail No noticeable difference between males and females Length:12-15 inches (about 1 foot) Wingspan:30-32 inches (about 2.5 feet)…
Appearance: black head with white stripes on face, yellow eyes, black pointed beak, long yellow feathers on top of head, stocky grey body with thick neck, yellow legs Male is larger, but have same coloration as female Height:22-28 inches (about 2 feet) Wingspan:44-45 inches (about 4 ft) Status: common, populations fluctuating Nearly hunted to extinction…
Appearance: males and females have different coloration Males (left) are completely black except for red-yellow patches on their wings during summer; during winter patches fade into a yellow-orange stripe (top right) Females (bottom right) are streaked with light and dark brown, save for a small red patch on their wings near the shoulder, stocky body,…
Appearance: in summer (left) has black head, white body, grey wings with black tips, red feet, distinguishable from laughing gull by black vs. red beak and white vs. grey underwings, in winter (top right), head fades to white with black spots behind eyes, legs fade to pink, wings lighter than laughing gull’s (right) and has…
Appearance: white head and belly, light grey back and wings,black wingtips spotted with white, yellow beak and legs, dark black ring on beak near nostrils, in winter has brown speckles on back of head Male is larger than female, but no significant difference in coloration Length: 17-20 inches (about 1.75 feet) Wingspan: 41-46 inches (almost…
Appearance: sexual dimorphism – males are larger, look like females except during breeding season – red beak and legs, brown head with ragged crest, white chin and chest, gray and white back, large white patches on upper wings (visible in flight) During breeding season males have green heads, mostly white, black stripe down back –…
Appearance: sexual dimorphism throughout year Breeding males have green crested heads highlighted with black cheeks and white stripes, red eyes, yellow/orange beak, chestnut plumage on neck, sandy plumage on sides, black backs, white undersides, gray underwings, blue patches on wings Nonbreeding males have gray plumage Females have faded brown plumage with darker brown backs, white…
Appearance: heavy bodies, short black legs, long S-shaped neck, flat orange beak with bulging black knob at base, white plumage No difference in coloration between sexes, but male is larger During breeding black knobs on males’ bills swell while females’ do not, but this difference is seasonal Height: 50 to 68 inches (about 4 to…