Broad-winged Hawk | Red-shouldered Hawk | ||
Adult | |||
orangish brown iris | ![]() | ![]() | dark brown iris |
top of wing uniformly brown | ![]() | ![]() | black & white checked on top of wings red on shoulder |
broad light-colored tail band | ![]() | ![]() | narrow white bands on tail |
narrow dark bars across the secondaries and inner primaries | ![]() | ![]() | rufous barring on underside of wing |
Juvenile | |||
no reddish panel in primaries | ![]() | ![]() | reddish panel in primaries (spread wing) |
narrow dark bars across the secondaries and inner primaries of underside of wing | ![]() | ![]() | black and white bars on underwing |
malar mark on cheek pale bluish spot on lower part of upper mandible | ![]() | ![]() | no malar mark whitish supercilium |
Two types of tails: 1) narrow dark banded 2)similar to adult | ![]() | ![]() | Narrow pale bands |
Fledgling | |||
malar mark on cheek | ![]() | ![]() | no malar mark whitish supercilium |
narrow dark bars across the secondaries and inner primaries of underside of wing | ![]() | ![]() | black and white bars on underwing |
red on wing, but no reddish panel in primaries | ![]() | ![]() | reddish panel in primaries (spread wing) |
Nestling | |||
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