This species of eagles like to live near huge bodies of water and coastlines close to their favorite food sources. Red-shouldered Hawks can be identified by their reddish-brown breast and dark/white checkered wings. The red-tailed hawk is one of the largest members of the genus Buteo, typically weighing from 690 to 1,600 g (1.5 to 3.5 lb) and measuring 45–65 cm (18–26 in) in length, with a wingspan from 110–141 cm (3 ft 7 in–4 ft 8 in). This clean-cut species has long and very broad wings ideal for “kiting”—hanging suspended over their treeless habitat—as they watch for prey. The White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) is a large bird of prey species found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas. Like many raptors … A flash of white in the sky over the prairies of the Texas coast provides the first hint that a White-tailed Hawk is up and hunting. Wingspan: 178 – 245 centimeters It is the largest European eagle with a bright white tail while the rest of the body is almost entirely brown. White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus As recently as the 1940s, this graceful hawk was considered rare and endangered in North America, restricted to a few sites in California and Texas. The subspecies Harlan's hawk (B. j. harlani) is sometimes considered a separate species (B. harlani). Description - Averaging 21–23 in (53–58 cm) in length with a wing span of around 4 ft (1.2 m), the super White-tailed Hawk is a large, stocky buteo hawk. Close up, White-tailed Hawks are a beautiful slate gray with rufous shoulders and a neat black band on the white tail. Wingspan: 37.0-43.7 in The Red-shouldered Hawk has a range in southern and eastern Texas, as well as most of the eastern half of the United States. They are considered medium sized hawks and are a bit smaller than red-tails.