Buteo lineatus

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

The Red-shouldered Hawk is rarely seen far from wetlands or water.

Vegetation: gallery forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands, tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine-oak forests • Maximum Elevation: 1,100 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Lower subtropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; subtropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,727 meters (0 to 18,789 feet).Mean = 735.400 meters (2,412.730 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,217.970 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Biology

Diet

Its diet includes small mammals, frogs , snakes , lizards, large insects, and occasionally birds. It feeds over or near marshes, swamps , wooded lakes , or ponds . Commonly it will watch from a perch and fly down to capture its prey .

Primarily: Small Mammals

Lesser Quantities of: Reptiles or Amphibians Birds

Reproduction

The breeding season begins in late January, peaks in early March to early April, and extends into June. Breeding habitat is usually associated with water, in swamps or bottomlands The nests are built by both the male and female, 20-60 feet above the ground in crotches of large trees . The nests are built of large sticks , twigs , leaves, moss, lichen, and conifer needles . The female lays 2-4 (usually 3) eggs that are whitish and marked with brown. The male and female both take turns incubating for approximately 28 days, at which time the young hatch . The young are semi-altricial, immobile, downy , and born with their eyes open. The young leave the nest in 39-40 days, but remain close to the adults after fledging for additional care.

• Breeding Habitat: Woodland
• Clutch Size: 2-3
• Length of Incubation : 28 days
• Days to Fledge : 39-45
• Number of Broods: 1

Migration

Some migrate

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Buteo lineatus (Gmelin) 1788
2. Buteo lineatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

Broad-Winged Hawk

Members of the genus Buteo

There are approximately 170 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. abbreviatus · B. albicaudatus (White-Tailed Hawk) · B. albicaudatus albicaudatus (White-Tailed Hawk) · B. albicaudatus colonus · B. albicaudatus hypospodius (White-Tailed Hawk) · B. albicaudatus sennetti · B. albigula (White-Throated Hawk) · B. albonotatus (Zone-Tailed Hawk) · B. albonotatus albonotatus · B. anceps · B. aquilinus · B. archeri · B. areophilus · B. augur (Augur Buzzard) · B. augur archeri · B. augur augur · B. auguralis (Red-Necked Buzzard) · B. borealis · B. brachypterus (Madagascar Buzzard) · B. brachyurus (Short-Tailed Hawk) · B. brachyurus albigula · B. brachyurus brachyurus · B. brachyurus fuliginosus · B. burmanicus · B. buteo (Common Buzzard) · B. buteo arrigonii · B. buteo bannermani · B. buteo burmanicus · B. buteo buteo · B. buteo harterti · B. buteo insularum · B. buteo japonicus · B. buteo menetriesi · B. buteo oshiroi · B. buteo pojana · B. buteo refectus · B. buteo rothschildi · B. buteo ssp · B. buteo toyoshimai · B. buteo vulpinus · B. buteo zimmermannae · B. cabanisii · B. calurus · B. canescens · B. cirtensis · B. conterminus · B. erythronotus · B. erythronotus simonsi · B. eximus · B. exsul · B. ferox · B. ferrugineus · B. fluviaticus · B. fuliginosus · B. galapagoensis (Galapagos Hawk) · B. hemilasius (Upland Buzzard) · B. hypospodius · B. jamaicensis (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis abeiticola · B. jamaicensis abieticola · B. jamaicensis alascensis (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis borealis (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis borealis; · B. jamaicensis buteo · B. jamaicensis calurus (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis costaricensis · B. jamaicensis fuertesi (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis fuertesii · B. jamaicensis fumosus · B. jamaicensis hadropus · B. jamaicensis harlani (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis jamaicensis (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis kemsiesi · B. jamaicensis krideri · B. jamaicensis kriderii (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis socorroensis · B. jamaicensis solitudinis · B. jamaicensis suttoni · B. jamaicensis umbrinus (Red-Tailed Hawk) · B. jamaicensis x · B. japonicus · B. lagopus (Rough-Legged Hawk) · B. lagopus johannis · B. lagopus kamtschatkensis (Rough-Legged Hawk) · B. lagopus lagopus (Rough-Legged Hawk) · B. lagopus menzbieri · B. lagopus pallidus (Rough-Legged Hawk) · B. lagopus sancti-johannis · B. lagopus sanctijohannae · B. lagopus sanctijohannis (Rough-Legged Hawk) · B. lagopus ssp · B. latissimus · B. leucocephalus · B. leucorrhous (White-Rumped Hawk) · B. leucurus · B. lineatus (Red-Shouldered Hawk) · B. lineatus alleni (Red-Shouldered Hawk) · B. lineatus elegans (Red-Shouldered Hawk) · B. lineatus extimus (Red-Shouldered Hawk) · B. lineatus lineatus (Red-Shouldered Hawk)

Bibliography

• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 8, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 10, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
• Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, and quot;Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds, and quot; in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Species At Risk Act Public Registry, Government of Canada
• The Georgia Museum of Natural History and Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 10, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
• Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Ontario Nest Records
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• Royal Ontario Museum: Bird specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851542
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175364
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13850292
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175359
• IUCN ID: 49428
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNKC19030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 480

Footnotes

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