Red-shouldered hawk

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

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Buteo lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695883A93531542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695883A93531542.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.