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The specific label jamaicensis is named for Jamaica, the country, and from the Latin ensis (which means belonging to a place).
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- This hawk's scientific name is Buteo jamaicensis.
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Coastal prairies are often dominated by sawgrass Cladium jamaicensis, a type of sedge, muhley grass Muhlenbergia filipes, or cordgrass Spartina spp. in coastal areas.
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There are only two species of native bats on San Andrés Island, Artibeus jamaicensis and Molossus molossus.
Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007
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There are three species of doves, and Leptotila jamaicensis neoxena (ground dove) is an endemic subspecies of the island.
Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007
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Cladium jamaicensis, Typha dominguensis, Salicornia bigelovi, and Batis maritima can also be found in association with the dominant species.
Petenes mangroves 2009
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Other economically valuable timber species in the Caribbean Islands include walnut (Juglans jamaicensis, VU), West Indian ebony (Brya ebenus), and poui (Tabebuia heterophylla).
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Most of the raptors killed are red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis).
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The pygmy mangrove also includes Cladium jamaicensis and Elaocharis cellulosa.
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The pair belong to one of the most common North American species of raptors, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), known for its broad wings, which can reach a span of some four feet, and for its rounded reddish-brown tail.
Ruffled Feathers on Fifth Avenue DiGiacomo, Frank 2005
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