Krider's Red-tailed Hawk
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Krider's Red-tailed Hawk
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Krider’s, which occurs only as a light morph, is essentially
a pale version of the Red-tailed Hawk, often with white in
the tail and head, and limited markings on the underside.
Some birds have all, several, or just a single Krider’s trait,
and it is difficult to know when a bird can be considered
“pure.” As purity in a subspecies is generally an abstraction, we consider birds with at least three of the field
marks discussed below to be Krider’s, and Red-tailed
Hawks with fewer than three to be potential intergrades
with neighboring subspecies. Birds showing one or two
of these characters might be within the normal plumage
variation for Krider’s, but more study is needed on the
subject. We also discuss identification pitfalls in relation
to similarly plumaged Red-tailed Hawks.
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November 27th, 2017
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Comments (30)
Judi Dressler
Beautiful in-flight capture! I don't believe I have ever seen a Krider's redtail, at least not one like this with so little red. Thanks much for the info! F/L
Deb Halloran
Elizabeth, What a gorgeous in-flight capture with fantastic details....stunning. Nicely done. v/f
Morris Finkelstein
Stunning flight photograph of a Krider's Red-Tailed Hawk, with great timing, wing position, colors and composition, Elizabeth! F/L
William Tasker
This is outstanding, Elisabeth! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Karen Slagle
Great shot of this gorgeous hawk, love how you caught him flying and all the details...excellent...f/l
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