Feeds primarily on small birds and mammals. Sexes similar with females usually larger. Harriers - Slender hawks with slim wings and long tails. Buteos - The hawks of this subfamily typically are large birds with broad wings and rounded tails. They usually soar high in wide circles.
Sexes are similar, with females larger.
Feeds primarily on rodents and rabbits but will also feed on small birds, reptiles, and grasshoppers. They are very similar in appearance with the exception of the white head in the adult Bald Eagle. The immature Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle can be confused since the immature Bald Eagle doesn't yet have the white head. In the U.S their ranges do not overlap. It is a mostly terrestrial bird with unusually long legs and blunt claws.