Birds of Prey
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.701 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The red-shouldered hawk 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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