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Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Buteo

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (reshaw) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo

Subspecies (5)

Buteo lineatus alleni

south-central Texas to South Carolina and northern Florida
Buteo lineatus elegans

southern Oregon to northern Baja California
Buteo lineatus extimus

Florida and Florida Keys
Buteo lineatus lineatus

eastern North America (southern Canada to central USA)
Buteo lineatus texanus

southern Texas to southeastern Mexico (Veracruz)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (reshaw) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.