Ferruginous Hawk

Scientific Name: Buteo Regalis
Common Name: Ferruginous Hawk
Diet: small mammals, reptiles, insects
Color: brown
Size: 23 inches
Active Period: Winter
Habitat: widespread
Field Identification: feathered legs, hawk bill, white belly and breast, wing span to almost 6 feet
Nest: platform
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Buteo
Family: Accipitridae (accipiters)
Order: Falconiformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: regalis