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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 .
Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in the New World (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard [1]).
Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus; Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus; Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis; Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus; Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus; Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni; Ridgway's hawk, Buteo ridgwayi; Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus; White-throated hawk, Buteo ...
Red-Shouldered Hawks. Though red-shouldered hawks are more likely to hunt from perches than from a flying position, they are less likely to hunt other birds and raid nests. The hawk in this video ...
Red-shouldered hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo lineatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 240 Ridgway's hawk: Accipitridae: Buteo ridgwayi (Cory, 1883) 241 Broad-winged hawk: Accipitridae:
Red-Tailed Hawk. Extremely common in North America, the red-tailed hawk is often sighted soaring in circles overhead. As Wilson notes, smaller birds will attack and annoy red-tails, representing ...
The red-tailed hawk is now placed in the genus Buteo that was erected by French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. [15] [16] In flight showing the red tail A red-tailed hawk hovers in the wind. The red-tailed hawk is a member of the subfamily Buteoninae, which includes about 55 currently recognized species.
The Accipitriformes (/ æ k ˌ s ɪ p ɪ t r ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z /; from Latin accipiter 'hawk' and formes 'having the form of') are an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not falcons.