Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding S3B,SNRN - Vulnerable Breeding, Unranked Nonbreeding |
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| Minnesota | Special Concern Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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19″ in length 42″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Mature deciduous and mixed forests, wooded riparian areas, swampy woodlands |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Mid-March to early May and September to early December |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Accipitriformes (hawks, eagles, kites, and allies) | ||
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Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, and kites) | ||
Subfamily |
Buteoninae (buteonine hawks, kites, and allies) | ||
Genus |
Buteos (buteos) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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California Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus elegans) Eastern Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus lineatus) Florida Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus alleni) South Florida Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus extimus) Texas Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus texanus) |
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Laurie Aaland |
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In our yard in Excelsior, MN. 08/13/2016 We live on Galpin Lake which is like a pond. |
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Slideshows |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk Allen Chartier |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Eastern Red-shouldered Hawk JMC Nature Photos |
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Other Videos |
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| Red Shouldered Hawk Solo ShareTheRoad |
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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2008 A Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) proclaimes his territory in this short video. Audio was recorded with a stereo parabolic mic. To really appreciate the audio listen with phones - watch that volume! More vids at: www.ShareTheRoad.us |
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| Red Shouldered Hawk Kills And Eats Snake visualvirtue |
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2010 No description available. |
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| Red-Shouldered Hawk - Buteo Lineatus redshouldervids |
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Uploaded on Oct 18, 2007 Videod at Corkscrew Swamp, Florida - completely preoccupied, taking no notice of people on the boardwalk |
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| Red-Shouldered Hawk surveys the forest V12157 TheNatureStation |
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Published on Jan 2, 2013 Another visit by this Red-Shouldered Hawk on a cloudy day provides some nice photo opportunities... Filmed with a hand-held Canon HF300 in Santa Clarita, CA This is copyrighted material, however, you may download this footage directly from YouTube and use it free of charge in your own non-profit/non-commercial YouTube videos. The full free usage policy can be found here (please read before using JCMDI material): http://jcmdi.com/stockfootage/faq.html#freeusage |
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| Christa Rittberg 4/9/2019 |
Location: Sunfish Lake Park |
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| Christa Rittberg 4/8/2019 |
Location: Sunfish Lake Park |
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| Laurie Aaland 8/13/2016 |
Location: Excelsior, MN In our yard in Excelsior, MN. 08/13/2016 We live on Galpin Lake which is like a pond. |
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| Christa Rittberg 6/30/2015 |
Location: Maplewood, MN |
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| Paul Worwa 4/13/2015 |
Location: Chanhassen, Carver County We've had a pair nesting in the wooded area behind our home for 10 years. Is there a group that tracks nesting pairs of RS Hawks in Minnesota? |
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