Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Chordata β€ΊClass: Aves β€ΊOrder: Accipitriformes β€ΊFamily: Accipitridae β€ΊGenus: Buteo

About

The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.