White-tailed Hawk

58 cm (23") Rare. Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. Grasslands.

Rusty shoulders contrast with otherwise dark back. White body and wing linings. White tail with broad black band near tip.

In flight; uptilts wings into a "V".

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Buteo albicaudatus