Red-shouldered hawk | |
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A red-shouldered hawk near Blue Cypress Lake, Florida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Buteo |
Species: | B. lineatus
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Binomial name | |
Buteo lineatus (Gmelin, 1788)
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Range of B. lineatus Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range
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The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) 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.