Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 115,953
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The red-shouldered hawk is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red-shouldered hawk”.