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Red-shouldered Hawk -
(Buteo lineatus)
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Identification
Medium-sized bird of prey
Mottled dark above, with reddish
shoulders (although not always visible)
Reddish below
Dark tail bands
Juvenile brown above, light below with
brown
streaking
15-19" (38-48 cm.)
Habitat
Large tracts of mature forest near water
Floodplain forests
Additional Information
Uncommon migrant and summer resident
Wisconsin threatened species
More aquatic diet than most raptors
Occasionally found on the KVR
Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us