Ospreys and Buteos

North America is home to the Osprey and thirteen kinds of Buteos—from the familiar Red-tailed Hawk to the wide-ranging Swainson’s and the powerful Ferruginous. Each has its own range, habits, and role in the landscape.


Gray Hawk (Asturina nitida)

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)

Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

Bay-winged (Harris’s) Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)