Where does the Red-tailed Hawk live?
Buteo jamaicensis has 12,453,989 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 12,453,989 records
- 43 places
- 169 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeButeo
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,179,144 | |
| Canada | 1,084,464 | |
| Mexico | 90,902 | |
| Puerto Rico | 39,677 | |
| Costa Rica | 21,066 | |
| Guatemala | 8,150 | |
| Cuba | 6,897 | |
| Jamaica | 4,911 | |
| Honduras | 3,450 | |
| Dominican Republic | 3,275 | |
| Panama | 2,586 | |
| Bahamas | 2,432 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,905 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,538 | |
| El Salvador | 940 | |
| Haiti | 932 | |
| Belize | 523 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 383 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 295 | |
| Bonaire | 271 | |
| Bermuda | 79 | |
| Netherlands | 40 | |
| United Kingdom | 30 | |
| Colombia | 21 | |
| Belgium | 16 | |
| Saint Martin | 9 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 5 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 4 | |
| Guadeloupe | 4 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Spain | 2 | |
| Greece | 2 | |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Barbados | 1 | |
| China | 1 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Italy | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Accipitridae.
Bald Eagle
7,794,263 records
Common Buzzard
7,541,433 records
Hen Harrier
5,090,488 records
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5,068,701 records
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
3,359,616 records
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
2,938,262 records
Black Kite
2,793,592 records
White-tailed Eagle
2,079,212 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.