Red-tailed

Red-tailed

Red-tailed may refer to:

In ornithology:

* Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, large cockatoo native to Australia
* Red-tailed Comet, medium-sized hummingbird found in the Andes of South America
* Red-tailed Hawk, large Buteo which breeds from western Alaska and northern Canada to Panama and the West Indies
* Red-tailed Tropicbird, seabird that nests across the Indian and Pacific Oceans

In other fields:

* Red-tailed black shark, species of freshwater fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae
* Red-tailed Boa, the second largest member of the family Boidae after the anaconda
* Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, nocturnal species feeding largely on leaves


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  • Red-tailed — ( t?ld ), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster] {Red tailed hawk} (Zo[ o]l.), a large North American hawk ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also {hen hawck}, and {red tailed buzzard}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red-tailed monkey — Red tailed monkey[1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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  • Red-tailed Wheatear — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Ki …   Wikipedia

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  • red-tailed buzzard — Red tailed Red tailed ( t?ld ), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster] {Red tailed hawk} (Zo[ o]l.), a large North American hawk ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also {hen hawck}, and {red tailed buzzard}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red-tailed hawk — Red tailed Red tailed ( t?ld ), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster] {Red tailed hawk} (Zo[ o]l.), a large North American hawk ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also {hen hawck}, and {red tailed buzzard}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red-tailed Comet — Conservation status Least Concern (I …   Wikipedia

  • Red-tailed Bulbul — Subspecies C. c. verreauxi, illustration by Keulemans, 1881 Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Red-tailed Rufous Thrush — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

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