Gray Hawk Photo Gallery
Adult
A medium-sized hawk with short, rounded wings and a fairly long black-and-white banded tail. Adults are pale gray below with a finely barred chest.
© Patrick Maurice / Macaulay LibraryArizona, June 14, 2017Juvenile
Often fans tail in flight. Juveniles are pale below with finely barred tail and darker blotches on the belly.
© Peggy Steffens / Macaulay LibraryArizona, September 30, 2020Adult
A fairly long-legged and long-tailed hawk that usually hunts from a perch in the understory, looking for reptiles and other small animals to pounce on.
© Gregory Griffith / Macaulay LibraryFebruary 01, 1995Not all videos have soundAdult
Adults have a light gray head, a darker gray back, barred underparts, and a barred black-and-white tail.
© Holger Teichmann / Macaulay LibraryAlajuela, November 28, 2016Adult
Builds stick nests in upper half of trees including cottonwood, willow, and oak, usually along streams.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 10, 2006Not all videos have soundJuvenile
Juveniles are brown above and spotted in brown below. They have a long tail banded in black and brown and a white cheek bordered by 2 brown streaks.
© Diane Drobka / Macaulay LibraryArizona, October 05, 2019Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites(Order: Accipitriformes, Family: Accipitridae)
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