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Scanning the skies for Zone-tailed hawks

10,000 Birds

Zone-tailed Hawks can be found in the extreme lower parts of the US, in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with an estimated population of 450-650 birds. There is a small population in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. The US population migrate down to Oaxaca, Mexico and parts of the Yucatan area for the winter.