Jan 11
hello i need help identifying this leucistic raptor (located on the central coast of california) and i was told to come here
oh wow! that's an amazing find
My first instinct is red shouldered hawk-- a lot of the usual diagnostic marks are missing on account of the (gestures widely) white, but the overall shape and proportions as well as the faint streaking that I can make out make me lean RSHA
I did a little bit of looking and found two reports of leucistic RSHA also from coastal california, and they look very similar to your bird as well.
from inaturalist
from this blog
So yeah, I'll call it a Red Shouldered Hawk
