Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
About the Ferruginous Hawk
The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks. An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg, due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus). The generic name buteo is Latin for 'buzzard'. The specific epithet regalis is Latin for 'royal' (from rex, regis, 'king'). The common name 'ferruginous' means 'rust-colored' or 'reddish-brown'. This species is a large, broad-winged hawk of the open, arid grasslands, prairie and bush steppe country; it is endemic to the interior parts of North America. It is used as a falconry bird in its native ranges.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 17 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusrecording
- Common BuzzardButeo buteorecording
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidusrecording
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusrecording
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisrecording
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.