Red-tailed hawk

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey that is native to most of North America and is one of the most common members in the genus Buteo. The red-tailed hawk is one of the three species of hawk colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk", despite this, it rarely feeds on live standard-sized chickens. They are found in a large variety of habitats, which includes grasslands, deserts, both coniferous and deciduous forests, and urban areas.