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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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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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Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 38-58 cm
Envergadura: 90-127 cm
Peso: 0.5-0.7 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-20 años
Top Speed: 65 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-5
Incubación: 28-33 días
Distancia de migración: 1500 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Voles
Mice
Frogs
Snakes
Crayfish
Lizards

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Bosque

Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.

Depredador de emboscada

Un depredador de emboscada caza esperando pacientemente y ocultándose, para luego lanzar un ataque repentino cuando una presa desprevenida se pone a su alcance.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.