Red-shouldered Hawk

Brown hawk has rust shoulder patches, brown and white barred wings and a white-banded tail.

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Common Name

Red-shouldered Hawk

Comments

Hunts from a perch for prey including snakes, frogs, rodents and birds.

Scientific Name

Buteo lineatus

Habitat

Deciduous woods, pine scrub, swamps.

Size

To 22 in. (55 cm)