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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Birds of prey & vultures

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus (Gmelin, 1788)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRed-shouldered Hawk
DutchRoodschouderbuizerd
SpanishAguililla pecho rojo
Chinese赤肩𫛭
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameButeo lineatus (Gmelin, 1788)

About this species

The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America, 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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusButeo

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