red-tailed hawk

American  

[red-teyld] / ˈrɛdˌteɪld /

noun

1. a North American hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, dark brown above, whitish with black streaking below, and having a reddish-brown tail.

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Etymology

Origin of red-tailed hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

For every red-tailed hawk, there are nearly two lizards.

From Los Angeles Times

I once met a red-tailed hawk while doing yoga atop a rocky peak during my walk.

From Los Angeles Times

If you saw a red-tailed hawk injured after colliding with an office window, or a bobcat hit by a car, what would you do?

From Seattle Times

“There goes a band-tailed pigeon right over there,” Wood exclaimed, turning his attention from a red-tailed hawk.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a predator, all right: a red-tailed hawk, right here on my farm, just a short ways from my chicken.

From Literature