- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold red-shouldered hawk, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the red-shouldered hawk
The red-shouldered hawk is a medium-sized buteo that breeds across eastern North America, along the coast of California and in northern Mexico. Adults have brownish heads, reddish chests, pale bellies barred with red, and a long tail marked with narrow white bars; the red shoulders show when the bird is perched. It is a forest raptor, living in bottomland hardwoods, swamps and mixed woodland, and in some suburban areas. It hunts from a perch or while soaring, dropping onto prey such as voles, mice and chipmunks, along with amphibians, small snakes and birds. It is a permanent resident through most of its range.
Red-shouldered Hawk facts
- Its distinctive screaming call is a kee-aah.
- Talons can kill animals as big as the hawk itself.
- Only about half of young hawks survive their first year.
- It was formally described in 1788 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin.
Where to see red-shouldered hawk in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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Alabama· 1
California· 1
Louisiana· 1
New Hampshire· 1
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
