The Ferruginous Hawk is the largest buteo in North America and a bird of open western prairies and shrubsteppe. In the light morph, its rusty-orange back and legs form a V-shape against the white belly visible from below in flight. It frequently nests on the ground on hillocks or badlands formations when trees are absent.
Habitat
Open prairies, shrubsteppe, and desert grasslands
Diet
Ground squirrels, prairie dogs, jackrabbits, and voles
How common
Uncommon
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