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) [XC730174]
by Bobby Wilcox from Bolton Notch State Park, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (call)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) [XC783185]
by Rick Wheat from San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, Cochise County, Arizona, 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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