Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Other Names (World)
Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-shouldered Buzzard, Red-bellied Hawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
38 - 48 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, temperate forest. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada (B) (P), Mexico, USA (B).

Population
Estimated population is 800,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (95)...)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) [XC485193]
by Thomas G. Graves from Atascadero Lake, Atasccadero, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States (call)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) [XC276802]
by Thomas Miko from Arcata, Humboldt County, California, United States (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in Asturina. Apparently close to Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) and, to a lesser extent, Grey-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

elegans Cassin, 1855 - Southern Oregon (north-western USA) to northern Baja California (Mexico).
lineatus (Gmelin, 1788) - Eastern North America, from southern Canada to central USA.
texanus Bishop, 1912 - Southern Texas (USA) to Veracruz (central-eastern Mexico).
alleni Ridgway, 1885 - South-central Texas to South Carolina and northern Florida.
extimus Bangs, 1920 - Florida and Florida Keys.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) - 10 files

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