
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-tailed Hawk
As recorded: Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Accipitriformes › Accipitridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Buteo jamaicensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 266,124 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
W Main St, Tarrytown, NY, US
(c) bbonomo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Middlesex, CA-ON, CA
(c) fifiwonder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Bloomfield Ave at Lake St, Newark, NJ 07104, USA
(c) Oludamola Sonubi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
CR-89, Lexington, AL, US
(c) tb2013, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Stimpson Ave, Castleton on Hudson, NY, US
(c) a_reece, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Sherwood Island Ln, Westport, CT, US
(c) randy6410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Buteo jamaicensis. BPBM 159497. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92510600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/159497.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92510600 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
