| Red-Tailed Hawk | ||
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Classification(s) : | Predator |
| Cat Name : | Hawk | |
| Common Name : | Red-Tailed Hawk | |
| Scientific Name : | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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| Physical Description : | Large hawk that varies in appearance, depending on if it’s a dark or light Variety. It’s wings are long and broad and it’s tail broad and and rusty red in color. Females are larger than males |
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| Physical Statistics : | Height: 45-65 cm (18-26 in) |
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| Behavior : | They prefer open areas like fields, meadows and broken woodlands. They are a sit and wait predator whose preferred diet is rodents and birds. |
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| Social Organization : | Solitary unless it is a breeding pair and chicks. |
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| Approval Level : | Mod; Approval is needed for attacks by Red-tailed hawks on cats because if a hawk attacks, it means that the hawks are having trouble finding food and multiple attacks could be expected. | |
| Danger Level : | High (All clan members are vulnerable); A red-tailed hawk is an ambush hunter who strikes from above and possess enough power to kill animals larger than it is. |
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