Macaw
Buteo jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The macaw (Buteo jamaicensis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes.
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Quick facts about the macaw
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the macaw live?
Not recorded
Is the macaw endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the macaw classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusButeo
- SpeciesButeo jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms Falco jamaicensis
Other names and names in other languages (76)
- Chicken hawkEnglish
- Hen hawkEnglish
- MacouEnglish
- Mouse hawkEnglish
- Red-tailed buzzardEnglish
- Red-tailed hawkEnglish
- RedtailEnglish
- HachihommaAlabama
- باز أحمر الذيلArabic
- Qızıl quyruqlu şahinAzerbaijani
- Червеноопашат мишеловBulgarian
- ksikkapiitaipanikimmSiksiká
- Baou lost rousBreton
- aligot cua-roigCatalan
- ᏔᏬᏗ ᎡᏆCherokee
- Káně rudoocasáCzech
- Bwncath Cynffongoch y GogleddWelsh
- Rødhalet VågeDanish
- RotschwanzbussardGerman
- Αμερικανική ΓερακίναGreek
- Jamajka buteoEsperanto
- Busardo colirrojoSpanish
- punasaba-viuEstonian
- شاهین دمسرخPersian
- amerikanhiirihaukkaFinnish
- Buse à queue rousseFrench
- Clamhán earrdheargIrish
- clamhanScottish Gaelic
- עקב אדום-זנבHebrew
- crvenorepi škanjacCroatian
- rőtfarkú ölyvHungarian
- Poiana codarossaItalian
- アカオノスリJapanese
- 붉은꼬리매Korean
- Čháŋška upíɡ̌iLakota
- jamaikinis suopisLithuanian
- rudastes klijānsLatvian
- Црвеноопашен јастребMacedonian
- ചുവപ്പുവാലൻ പരുന്ത്Malayalam
- keyakkvMuscogee
- AtseełtsoiNavajo
- roodstaartbuizerdDutch
- rødhalevåkNorwegian
- GekekOjibwa
- myszołów rdzawosternyPolish
- bútio-de-rabo-vermelhoPortuguese
- Șorecar de coadă roșieRomanian
- Краснохвостый канюкRussian
- Oswë́’gä́:da’gé:a’Seneca
- myšiak hrdzavochvostýSlovak
- црвенорепи мишарSerbian
- rödstjärtad vråkSwedish
- Kızıl Kuyruklu ŞahinTurkish
- канюк неоарктичнийUkrainian
- Ưng đuôi lửaVietnamese
- 紅尾鵟Chinese
- káně rudochvostáCzech
- ruĝvosta buteoEsperanto
- Aguililla cola rojaSpanish
- Cola RojaSpanish
- Gavilán ColirrojoSpanish
- GuaraguaoSpanish
- Guaraguao colirrojoSpanish
- Poiana della GiamaicaItalian
- 붉은꼬리말똥가리Korean
- ayo hvce-catakvMuscogee
- hvce-catakvMuscogee
- AtseełtsoiiNavajo
- MiskwananiisiOjibwa
- Búteo-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese
- bútio-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese
- gavião-de-rabo-vermelhoPortuguese
- Краснохвостый сарычRussian
- Crvenorepi mišarSerbian
- Канюк червонохвостийUkrainian
- 红尾鵟Chinese
Relatives of the macaw
Other species in the same genus Buteo.
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Rough-legged buzzard
Buteo lagopus
Long-legged buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Upland buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Galapagos hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
Hen hawk
Buteo lineatus
CompareMacaw vs Common buzzardMacaw vs Rough-legged buzzardMacaw vs Long-legged buzzardMacaw vs Upland buzzard
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the macaw?
The macaw (Buteo jamaicensis) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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