Re: Raptor ID needed - in Miami wildlife hospital


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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 06:48:42 02/16/12

In Reply to: Raptor ID needed - in Miami wildlife hospital posted by Marc Kramer DVM

The bird is an immature dark morph Short-tailed Hawk. The dark color with the mottled chest helps tell it from a Broad-winged Hawk and makes it an immature. An adult would be completely dark on the underside.

Larry Manfredi



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