Harris’s Hawk

Scientific Name: Parabuteo Unicinctus
Common Name: Harris's Hawk
Diet: rodents, lizards, insects, birds
Color: dark brown
Size: 20 inches
Active Period: Year-round
Habitat: widespread
Field Identification: hawk bill, reddish/brown shoulders, white band at end of tail, white rump, hunt in pairs
Nest: platform
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Parabuteo
Family: Accipitridae (accipiters)
Order: Falconiformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: unicinctus