The Ferruginous Hawk can be found in North America, as far north as Canada, south through western and central United States to northern Texas. They are the largest hawks in North America, and are sexually dimorphic.
Adults have a rusty color on their back and shoulders, which extends downward onto the legs.
The under-part is a whitish color spotted with rufous. A view of the bird in flight will show that the leg feathers form a V shape against the belly of the hawk. When perched, the gray tips of the hawk's long and broad wings often reach the tip of their white, rust, and gray colored tail. Ferruginous Hawks are carnivorous. They commonly hunt by flying low to the ground over open fields at high speeds, soaring high above, hovering, or swooping down from perches.