Range Description: Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Canada - Resident year-round: 61,402 square km; Breeding only: 5,079,249 square km
Caribbean - Resident year-round: 212,538 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 18,770 square km; Wintering only: 93,565 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 1,329,658 square km; Wintering only: 520,523 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 6,574,277 square km; Breeding only: 1,826,010 square km; Wintering only: 549 square km