red-tailed hawk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red-tailed hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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In fact, any birder will tell you that the sky-rending screech that accompanies bald eagles in most media depictions actually belongs to a red-tailed hawk.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Tuffy is a baby red-tailed hawk who was stolen from his nest by a bald eagle on May 20.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Alan can tell a red-tailed hawk from a sharp-shinned one, having been dragged as a child every spring to the southern shore of Lake Ontario to watch raptors migrate north.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023
If Pale Male did live past 30, his life was one of the longest ever recorded for a red-tailed hawk.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
The red-tailed hawk in the next mews moved, and Frightful flew at her, hit the wire, and dropped to the ground.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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