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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

The Red-shouldered Hawk is a beautiful bird with bright red shoulders and a loud call. It loves to soar high in the sky and can often be seen perched on trees, watching for its next meal.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Red-shouldered Hawk has a rich reddish-brown barred underside, with broad black and white bands on its tail. Its upperparts are mottled brown, and it sports distinctive rufous-red patches on its shoulders, giving it its name.

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

A young hawk can fly within six weeks of hatching, learning to hunt quickly!

Red-shouldered Hawks often 'still hunt', waiting patiently on a perch for prey.

Their nests are often reused for many years, sometimes just needing a quick renovation!

They love to eat snakes and frogs, making them helpful pest controllers in wetlands.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Eagle Eye Vision

Red-shouldered Hawks can spot tiny prey from high in the trees because of their incredibly sharp eyesight.

Fähigkeit

Silent Hunter Wings

Red-shouldered Hawks have specialized feathers that allow nearly silent flight, helping them ambush unsuspecting prey.

Fähigkeit

Powerful Talons

Red-shouldered Hawks possess strong, sharp talons that help them firmly grip and carry their captured prey.

Fähigkeit

Forest Sentinel Call

Red-shouldered Hawks use a loud, distinctive 'kee-aah' call that helps them declare territory and communicate.

Maße und Details

Länge
38-58 cm
Flügelspannweite
90-127 cm
Gewicht
0.5-0.7 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Top Speed
65 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
28-33 Tage
Zugstrecke
1500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These hawks are carnivores that hunt and eat small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and sometimes other birds.

Hauptnahrung

  • Voles
  • Mice
  • Frogs
  • Snakes
  • Crayfish
  • Lizards

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

A primary small mammal prey item for the hawk.

hunts

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Common amphibian prey, especially near water.

hunts

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Frequently preys on various non-venomous snakes.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Larger owls sometimes prey on hawk eggs, young, or adults.

shelters

White Oak

Quercus alba

Often builds nests in large, mature trees like oaks.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Red-shouldered Hawk?

38-58 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Red-shouldered Hawk?

90-127 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red-shouldered Hawk?

0.5-0.7 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-shouldered Hawk?

10-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Red-shouldered Hawk?

65 km/h

Was frisst Red-shouldered Hawk?

These hawks are carnivores that hunt and eat small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and sometimes other birds.

Wo findet man Red-shouldered Hawk normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Red-shouldered Hawk?

Ambush

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