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Ferruginous hawk standing on rock (

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Creator

Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer

Title

Ferruginous hawk standing on rock

Description

35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Falconiformes; Family: Accipitridae; Genus: Buteo; Genus species: Buteo regalis. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 57-64 cm; Identification: The ferruginous hawk is rufous above and whitish below. It has rufous wrist patches and leg feathers, black primary tips, and feathered legs and feet; Habitat: Plains, prairies; Diet: Carnivore: ground squirrels, snakes, jackrabbits, rodents; Reproduction: Nests are built in the tops of trees. Both parents incubate their 2-4 eggs for a total of 32-33 days. The chicks fledge when they are 40-50 days old; Status: Threatened: hunting, loss of habitat.

Date

1966 September

Collection

Colorado State University Libraries
Parent institution	Colorado State University
Authority file	: Q110673471

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Colorado State University Libraries as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Plains to Peaks Collective.

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DPLA identifier: 5d3b283c2dd12b1b259d6451c893fb04

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