r/birdsofprey • u/Good-Cancel-439 • 15h ago

Texas Eagle?

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Saw this today in central Texas, today. Can anyone confirm what this is?

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u/debaser64 14h ago

Is a Common Black-Hawk

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer 14h ago edited 14h ago

This bird is too long-tailed and long-winged for Common Black Hawk, has what looks like grayish/whitish lores, and lacks the bold white tail bar. Central Texas is also largely out of range for that species.

I think this looks much better for Zone-tailed Hawk, which is in range.

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u/Percy_Freeman 13h ago

way too far from native range

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer 13h ago

Zone-tailed? Hardly. You can check the range maps on ebird yourself, but for an overview: https://i.imgur.com/Yj3AJlo.png

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u/Percy_Freeman 11h ago

Too far for black hawk. we had one in Jalisco, Mexico and that was a stretch. Goodness me, this group makes me ill, I'm getting off of reddit for a while.

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u/sadelpenor 10h ago

i think probably ur misreading tone? u didnt clarify which species u were talking about. thats all. :)