Cuban red-tailed hawk

This subspecies is fairly small, intermediate in size between the Florida red-tailed hawk (B. j. umbrinus) and the nominate subspecies, the Jamaican red-tailed hawk (B. j. jamaicensis), found on islands to the north and south. The wing chord of males can range from , averaging , and, in females, it ranges from , averaging . Males and females average in tail length, in tarsal length, and in culmen length. ==Taxonomy==

Like other island races, the validity of this subspecies has been called into question, but it has its defenders as well. Generally, this subspecies appears as a diminutive version of B. j. umbrinus in plumage characteristics but is considerably isolated from that race. == References ==